Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later" "Scappoose Bay, Oregon"

Includes ... Scappoose Bay ... Scappoose Bay Marina ...

Click image to enlarge Scappoose Bay Marina and Kayak Center, Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken August 31, 2003. Scappoose Bay ... Scappoose Bay is an area of lakes, ponds, sloughs, creeks and channels merging together into a bay, becoming a side channel to the Multnomah Channel. Scappoose Bay enters the Multnomah Channel approximately one mile upstream of that channel's merging with the Columbia River, where the Oregon community of St. Helens is located. Upstream of Scappoose Bay are the fertile fields of Scappoose Bottoms and the community of Scappoose. Scappoose Bay Watershed ... According to the Scappoose Bay Watershed Council (2004), the Scappoose Bay watershed drains approximately 85,000 acres. Major streams include the North and South Scappoose Creeks, Milton Creek and McNulty Creek, in addition to numerous smaller creeks and tributaries. The creeks drain directly into Scappoose Bay, a low gradient tidal estuary adjacent to Multnomah Channel and Sauvie Island National Wildlife Area. The combination of high gradient forested watershed and low gradient estuary provide excellent habitat for all life stages of several salmonid species. North Scappoose, South Scappoose, Milton, Raymond, Sierkes, and Fall creeks are designated Essential Salmon Habitat Areas by the State of Oregon. Views ... Click image to enlarge Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2016. Click image to enlarge Scappoose Bay Marina and Kayak Center, Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken August 31, 2003. Click image to enlarge Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken August 29, 2004. Click image to enlarge Scappoose Bay Marina and Paddling Center, Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Mount Adams, Washington, is in the distance. Image taken October 22, 2016. Click image to enlarge Kayaks, Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2016. Click image to enlarge Kayaks, Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2016. Click image to enlarge Wreck at Scappoose Bay, Oregon. View from marina. Image taken August 29, 2004. Click image to enlarge Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken August 31, 2003. Click image to enlarge Mount St. Helens and Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken October 22, 2016. Click image to enlarge Mount St. Helens, Washington (slightly steaming), as seen from Scappoose Bay, Oregon. View from just off of U.S. Highway 30, two miles south of St. Helens, Oregon. Scappoose Bay is to the right. Image taken November 8, 2005. Click image to enlarge Mount St. Helens, Washington (slightly steaming), as seen from Scappoose Bay, Oregon. View from just off of U.S. Highway 30, two miles south of St. Helens, Oregon. Scappoose Bay is to the right. Image taken November 8, 2005. Click image to enlarge Mount Adams, Washington as seen from Scappoose Bay, Oregon. Image taken August 29, 2004. From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ... Clark, ... Return to Menu

*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003 Sources: McArthur, L.A., and McArthur, L.L., 2003, Oregon Geographic Names, Oregon Historical Society Press, Portland; Oregon State Archives website, 2005; Scappoose Bay Watershed Council website, 2004; All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.

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