AN INVENTORY OF FILLED LANDS
IN
NESTUCCA RIVER ESTUARY
August 1972
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE STATE LAND BOARD
Representative Anthony Meeker, Chairman
Senator Gordon W. McKay, Vice Chairman
Senator Betty Browne
Senator George Eivers
Representative Paul Hanneman
Representative Richard Magruder
Representative Rod McKenzie
Mr. Patrick Gilroy
Mr. Cecil L. Edwards, Executive Assistant
Prepared by the Advisory Committee's
Engineering Staff under the
direction of
Stanley F. Hamilton, P.E.
Staff Engineer
Oregon Division of State Lands
This report was funded by the Advisory Committee to
the State Land Board and a grant from the U.S.
Department of Labor's Emergency Employment Act of
1971
Nestucca River Basin, located in Tillamook, Yamhill,
and Polk counties, Oregon, about 75 miles south of the
Columbia River mouth, drains an area on the western
slope of the Coast Range. The basin is bounded by the
Pacific Ocean on the west, the Tillamook and Trask River
divides on the north, the Coast Range divides on the east,
and the Neskowin Creek and Salmon River divides on the
south. The drainge area of the basin is approximately
317 square miles._?? The major streams of the basin are
the Nestucca River and the Little Nestucca River which
flow into the Nestucca estuary and then discharge directly into the Pacific Ocean immediately south of Cape
Kiwanda.
The Nestucca estuary has a total area of 1000 acresY
of which 578 acres are legal tidelands41 Since statehood,
the State Land Board has deededsome 299 acres of tidelands to private owners.!"
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The navigable length of the Nestucca River / is 6.0
miles and the Little Nestucca River 1.6 miles._ These
distances are recorded from the mouth of each river
respectively.
The effect of the tidewater on the Nestucca River
extends to the Cloverdale Bridge, and on the Little
Nestucca River to the confluegge of Fall Creek, 0.8
miles above Meda Loop Bridge.-Nestucca estuary is subject to severe flooding
conditions which are principally due to congestion at
the outlet caused by shifting sand dunes.
The Nestucca Rivers area sportsman's paradise
during the spring and fall when the salmon, steelhead
and cutthroat trout are abundant. This area accounts
for 24% of the sport catch of salmon and steelhead for
the entire north coast basin.
The purpose of this study was to determine the location, extent, ownership, history, owner of record, and
use of landfills in the Nestucca Bay. Filled lands or
new lands and related terms are defined by Oregon Statute
Law which in many cases paraphrases English Common Law.
Several of the more important definitions pertaining to
filled lands are shown below:
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274.905 Definitions for ORS 274.905 to 274.940.
As used in ORS 274.905 to 274.940, unless the context
requires otherwise:
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(1) "New lands" means those lands, as distinguished
from bridges, wharves, quays and similar structures, protruding above the line of ordinary high water, whether
or not connected with the adjoining or opposite upland or
riparian lands on the same side of the thread of the
stream, which have been created upon submersible or
submerged lands by artificial fill or deposit.
(2) "Public body" means the State of Oregon or any
port organized under the laws of this state or any dock
commission of any city of this state.
ORS 274.005. (7) "Submerged lands," except as
provided in ORS 274.705, means lands lying below the
line of ordinary low water of all navigable waters within
the boundaries of this state as heretofore or hereafter
established, whether such waters are tidal or nontidal.
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(8) "Submersible lands," except as provided in
ORS 274.705, means lands lying between the line of
ordinary high water and the line of ordinary low water
of all navigable waters and all islands, shore lands
or other such lands held by or granted to this state by
virtue of her sovereignty, wherever applicable, within
the boundaries of this state as heretofore or hereafter
established, whether such waters or lands are tidal or
nontidal.
Selected terms pertaining to tidelands and tidal
boundaries are defined in Appendix A.
A brief summary of the procedure used to obtain information about the landfills in Nestucca River is shown
below.
1) Obtain copies of all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(U.S.C.E.) permits for landfills or related projects in
study area. Compile and tabulate data.
2) Obtain aerial photographs covering entire study
area from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Forest
Service, Oregon State Highway Dept., and other agencies.
3) Obtain reasonably complete set of U.S. Coast and
Geodetic Survey (U.S.C. & G.S.) charts of study area.
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4) Prepare a comparison overlay showing earliest
and latest shorelines. Tentatively locate landfills on
overlay using permit data, aerial photographs, and large
changes in shoreline as shown by the overlay. The list
of maps and charts used is shown at the end of this report.
5) Visit estuary to verify location of landfills.
Document size, location, and use of fills.
6) Visit County Courthouse to obtain ownership
and assessment data if available.
7) Compile and complete report.
All of the information collected during this study
has been summarized in a table showing ownership data,
a plate showing location and relative size of each landfill, and an Appendix showing detailed sketches of each
landfill.
Table 1 shows ownership and other landfill data.
Each landfill has been designated by a two-part number -the first part being an arbitrary number assigned during
this study, and the second part being the Tillamook
County Tax Lot number. In addition to ownership and
location, this table lists the area of the fill and
indicates whether a Corps of Engineers' permit was
issued.
The relative size and location of each fill discussed
in Table 1 are shown on Plate 1 which appears at the back
of this report. In addition, detailed drawings of each
landfill and a brief summary of pertinent data concerning
the fill appears in Appendix B.
1/ Oregon State Water Resources Board
2/ Division of State Lands
3/ Division of State Lands (area between M.H.W. & M.L.W.)
7/ Total acreage deeded to private owners by State Land
Board
5/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Data
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SUMMARY
There are only 0.83 acres of landfill located on
submerged and submersible lands of the Nestucca River.
About 0.5 acres of this 0.83 acres are located on stateowned submerged lands (Parcel Number 1-700). Tillamook
County was the owner at the time that the fill was constructed. However, the state has since acquired the
land. The major portion of the landfills were constructed
for the purpose of erosion control on residential properties.
We wish to take this opportunity to thank all the
people and agencies which provided portions of the
necessary information enabling the completion of this
report. In particular, we wish to extend our gratitude
to the following groups:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
Oregon State Water Resources Board
Oregon Division of State Lands
Tillamook County Assessor
Maps and Charts used in this Study
U.S.C. and G.S. Chart for the year 1971
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' aerial photos
(1948)
Oregon State Highway aerial photos
(1971)
Lane County Assessor's maps
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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS PERTAINING TO
TIDELANDS AND TIDAL BOUNDARIES
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Definitions Used by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
from
Shore and Sea Boundaries
by
Aaron L. Shalowitz
Mean Higher High Tide. - Same as Mean Higher High Water.
Mean Higher-High-Tide line. - Same as Mean Higher-High-Water
line.
Mean Higher High Water. - The average height of the higher
high waters over a 19-year period. See Higher High
Water, Nineteen-year Tidal Cycle.
Mean Higher High Water Line. - The intersection of the tidal
plane of mean higher high water with the shore. See
Mean Higher High Water.
Mean High Tide. - Same as Mean High Water.
Mean High Water. - The average height of the high waters over
a 19-year period. All high waters are included in the
average where the tide is either semidiurnal or mixed.
Where the type of tide is predominantly diurnal, only
the higher high-water heights are included in the
average on those days when the tide is semidiurnal. See
mixed tides, semidiurnal tides, diurnal tides, Nineteenyear Tidal Cycle.
Mean High-Water Line. - The intersection of the tidal plane
of mean high water with the shore.
Mean High-Water Mark. - Same as Mean High-Water Line.
Mean Lower Low Water. - The average height of the lower low
waters over a 19-year period. The tidal plane used on
the Pacific Coast as a datum for soundings on the hydrographic surveys and nautical charts of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey.
Mean Low Water. - The average height of the low waters over
a 19-year period. All low water heights are included
in the average where the type of tide is either semidiurnal or mixed. Where the type of tide is
predominantly diurnal, only the lower low water heights
are included in the average on those days when the tide
becomes semidiurnal.
Mean Low-Water Line. - The intersection of the tidal plane
of mean low water with the shore.
Mean Sea Level. - The average height of the surface of the
sea for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period,
usually determined from hourly height readings. A
determination of mean sea level that has been adopted
as a standard for heights is called a sea level datum.
Mean Tide Level. - Same as Half-tide Level. A tidal datum
midway between Mean High Water and Mean Low Water.
Ordinary High Water. - A nontechnical term considered by the
Coast and Geodetic Survey to be the same as the tidal
plane of mean high water.
Ordinary Low Water. - A nontechnical term considered by the
Coast and Geodetic Survey to be the same as the tidal
plane of mean low water.
Diurnal Tide. - Tides having a period or cycle of approximately one tidal day. Such tides exhibit only one high
and one low water during a tidal day; the predominant
type of tide in the Gulf of Mexico.
Semidiurnal Tides. - Tides having a period of approximately
one-half a tidal day; the type of tide that'is predominant throughout the world, with two high waters and
two low waters each tidal day. Tides along the Atlantic
Coast are of this type.
Mixed Tides. - Tides in which the presence of a diurnal wave is
conspicuous by a large inequality in either the high or
low-water heights, or in both, with two high waters and
two low waters occurring each tidal day. Tides along the
California (and Oregon) Coast are of the mixed type.
Tidelands. - The land that is covered and uncovered by the daily
rise and fall of the tide. More specifically, it is the
zone between the mean high-water line and the mean lowwater line along a coast, and is commonly known as the
"shore" or "beach." Referred to in legal decisions as
between ordinary high-water mark and ordinary low-water
mark. Tidelands presuppose a high-water line as the upper
boundary.
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Nestucca Bay
(T4, 5S - R 11 W)
Total area:
1000 acres 1/
Tidelands:
578 acres 7/
Tidelands sold: 280 acres /
Navigable length: Nestucca R. (Big) 6.0 miles
From 1.0 mile south of Pacific City to Cloverdale,
Oregon
Nestucca R. (Little) 1.6 miles - mouth 2.0 miles_
SE of Pacific City, Oregon 4/
Tidewater: Nestucca R. (Big) Cloverdale Bridge
Nestucca R. (Little) Confluence of
Fall Creek, 0.8 miles above Meda
Loop Bridge 1
Port District: Port of Tillamook Bay
Stage
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Tide Data
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Division of State Lands (Area between M.H.W. and M.L.W.)
Total acreage deeded to private owners by State Land
Board (includes 125 acres overflow land)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Data
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STATE of OREGON
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE
STATE LAND BOARD
LANDFILL INVENTORY
of the
NESTUCCA RIVER
SCALE IN FEET
1000
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1000
Map base tram the OREGON
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
123°
30"
2000
SHADED AREA DENOTES
FILLED LAND