Coos Bay is an estuary where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, the estuary is approximately 12 miles long and up to two miles wide. It is the largest estuary completely within Oregon state line
Coos Bay and its nearby sand dunes
A photograph of an eelgrass (Zostera marina) bed like those found in Coos Bay, taken in Puget Sound, Edmonds, Washington state, USA (June 7, 2020) by John Brew.
American Beavers can also be found in Coos Bay estuary.
Construction of the Coos Bay Jetty, 1890
North Bend is a city in Coos County, Oregon, United States with a population of 10,317 as of the 2020 census. North Bend is surrounded on three sides by Coos Bay, an S-shaped water inlet and estuary w
Coos Bay
…near the entrance to South Slough. Many of the commercial fishing and recreational fishing boats that call Coos Bay home are docked in Charleston. North Bend, located at the apex of the peninsula, is home to the Southwest Oregon Regional Airport. The estuary has been altered over 150 years of modern anthropogenic…
North Bend from above, looking toward the Pacific Ocean
Saw mill and ship yard, North Bend, 1884 illustration
Schooner K.V. Kruse, built in 1920 by Kruse and Banks in North Bend
The Mill Casino in North Bend