Loading map...

1985 Map of Nehalem

Name: 1985 Topographic Map of Nehalem
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

The Nehalem River meets the Pacific at a complex coastal interface where the river's mouth creates the expansive Nehalem Bay. This mid-1980s landscape shows the transition from the steep forested slopes of Neahkahnie Mtn in Oswald D West State Park down to the low-lying coastal communities of Manzanita and Neahkahnie Beach. The map details the local infrastructure of the era, from the Nehalem Bay Airstrip and the Sewage Treatment Plant near Nehalem to the jetties protecting the mouth of the bay near Brighton.

To the south, the terrain flattens into a series of beach-front settlements including Nedonna Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Rockaway. Inland, numerous small drainages like McMillan Creek and Foley Creek carve through the coastal hills, while the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness protects the rocky offshore environment. Smaller residential clusters like Bayside Gardens and Alder highlight the area's development between the river and the sea.