🧭 Charting Authority & Primary Charts Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 NOAA nautical charts and U.S. Coast Pilot cover Yaquina Bay approaches (NOAA Coast Pilot / NOAA charts). 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Regulatory Boundary (Colregs / Harbor Line) Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 33 CFR §80.1340 defines a line drawn across the seaward extremities of the Yaquina Bay entrance jetties (regulatory harbor/traffic boundary). 94% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Authorized/Dredged Channel Dimensions (Federal Project) Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 USACE authorized/dredged entrance channel: 40 ft deep × 400 ft wide; bay/channel depths 30 ft and 18 ft in specified reaches (USACE project). 93% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Entrance Character — Jetties & Aids Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Yaquina Bay entrance protected by north and south jetties about 330 yards apart; light ~200 yd inside S jetty; lighted whistle buoy ~1.5 nm SW of entrance. 92% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Submerged Hazards Near Entrance Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Between the jetties and outside charted entrance channel limits there are submerged rocks and reef areas; caution advised. 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Pilotage Availability And Boarding Area Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Pilotage for Yaquina Bay is available (Coos Bay/Yaquina pilots); pilots usually board ~0.5 mile west of the Approach lighted whistle buoy (Whistle Buoy Y). 90% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Typical Tidal Current Velocities At Entrance Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Coast Pilot notes current velocities near the entrance around ~2.3–2.4 knots (typical values cited). 88% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment