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Yaquina Bar, Bay, and Harbor, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports on preliminary examination and survey of Yaquina Bar, Bay, and Harbor, Oreg., including consideration of any proposition for cooperation of local interests

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Title Yaquina Bar, Bay, and Harbor, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports on preliminary examination and survey of Yaquina Bar, Bay, and Harbor, Oreg., including consideration of any proposition for cooperation of local interests
 
Names United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors
 
Date Issued 1917 (iso8601)
 
Note The United States' declaration of war on Germany on April 6, 1917 imparted some urgency to harbor improvements. This document describes proposed projects at Yaquina Bay: to extend the south jetty, repair and extend the north jetty, construct a spur jetty and dredge the channel. The justification for these improvements is to provide access to area timber.
 
Genre Technical Report
 
Topic Coastal engineering -- Oregon -- Yaquina Bay
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1957/28580
 
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