List of shoals of Oregon
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List of shoals of Oregon contains all natural river bar
Bar (landform)
A shoal, sandbar , or gravelbar is a somewhat linear landform within or extending into a body of water, typically composed of sand, silt or small pebbles. A spit or sandspit is a type of shoal...

s, sandbars, spits, and shoal
Shoal
Shoal, shoals or shoaling may mean:* Shoal, a sandbank or reef creating shallow water, especially where it forms a hazard to shipping* Shoal draught , of a boat with shallow draught which can pass over some shoals: see Draft...

s identified by the USGS in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

. The USGS defines a bar as a natural accumulation of sand, gravel, or alluvium forming an underwater or exposed embankment (ledge, reef, sandbar, shoal, spit).

Perhaps the best known is the Columbia Bar
Columbia Bar
The Columbia Bar is a system of bars and shoals at the mouth of the Columbia River spanning the US states of Oregon and Washington. The bar is about wide and long....

 system which consists of several bars, including Peacock Spit and Clatsop Spit
Clatsop Spit
Clatsop Spit is a giant sand spit on the Pacific coast along U.S. 101 between Astoria and the north end of Tillamook Head in Clatsop County, northwest Oregon at the mouth of the Columbia River. The Clatsop Spit was formed by Columbia River sediment brought to the coast by the river flow after the...

 outside the jetties. Inside, in the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...

 proper are Jetty Sands, Desdemona Sands, Baker Sands, Chinook Sands, Youngs River Sands, and Tongue Point Bar all near the mouth.

There are 156 bars listed as of December 12, 2008.
name type elevation coordinate USGS Map Agness
Walker Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 39 ft (11.9 m) 42°36′22"N 124°03′51"W Agness
Agness Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 36 ft (11 m) 42°33′04"N 124°04′02"W Agness
Lynch Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 58 ft (17.7 m) 42°30′09"N 124°02′10"W Agness
Taylor Sands (Clatsop County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 46°13′52"N 123°47′06"W Astoria
Tongue Point Bar (Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 46°13′31"N 123°46′04"W Astoria
Upper Sands (Clatsop County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 46°11′44"N 123°51′35"W Astoria
Gardner Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 51 ft (15.5 m) 42°10′39"N 124°08′34"W Bosley Butte
Miller Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 47 ft (14.3 m) 42°08′29"N 124°10′24"W Bosley Butte
Fashion Reef (Multnomah County, Oregon)  Bar 6 ft (1.8 m) 45°34′50"N 122°07′59"W Bridal Veil
Lobster Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 13 ft (4 m) 42°30′00"N 124°18′02"W Brushy Bald Mountain
Black Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 149 ft (45.4 m) 42°39′25"N 123°43′53"W Bunker Creek
Tyee Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 172 ft (52.4 m) 42°39′27"N 123°39′26"W Bunker Creek
Dug Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 310 ft (94.5 m) 45°48′26"N 116°41′22"W Cactus Mountain
One Reef (Clark County, Washington)  Bar 6 ft (1.8 m) 45°34′06"N 122°24′35"W Camas
New Era Bar (Clackamas County, Oregon)  Bar 19 ft (5.8 m) 45°17′38"N 122°39′31"W Canby
Horseshoe Bar (Grant County, Oregon)  Bar 1020 ft (310.9 m) 44°21′57"N 118°57′19"W Canyon Mountain
Lawson Bar (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 195 ft (59.4 m) 42°57′09"N 123°20′09"W Canyonville
Simpson Reef (Coos County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 43°18′58"N 124°24′19"W Cape Arago
Blanco Reef (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 42°49′44"N 124°35′10"W Cape Blanco
Orford Reef (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 42°47′06"N 124°36′53"W Cape Blanco
Tituna Spit (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 2 ft (0.6096 m) 42°47′54"N 124°31′39"W Cape Blanco
Seattle Bar (historical) (Jackson County, Oregon)  Bar 600 ft (182.9 m) 42°00′44"N 123°09′04"W Carberry Creek
Puget Bar (historical) (Clatsop County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 46°12′12"N 123°26′09"W Cathlamet
Mussel Reef (Coos County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 43°20′44"N 124°21′47"W Charleston
Allison Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 28 ft (8.5 m) 45°08′02"N 123°00′49"W Dayton
Brentano Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 29 ft (8.8 m) 45°13′28"N 123°01′37"W Dayton
Candiani Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 24 ft (7.3 m) 45°12′36"N 123°03′05"W Dayton
Duke Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 25 ft (7.6 m) 45°08′38"N 123°01′55"W Dayton
Fairfield Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 54 ft (16.5 m) 45°08′18"N 123°00′54"W Dayton
Five Islands Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 23 ft (7 m) 45°11′01"N 123°01′04"W Dayton
Lower Lambert Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 24 ft (7.3 m) 45°09′37"N 123°00′47"W Dayton
Upper Lambert Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 25 ft (7.6 m) 45°09′32"N 123°01′58"W Dayton
Weston Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 23 ft (7 m) 45°12′04"N 123°01′27"W Dayton
Coffee Island Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 23 ft (7 m) 45°11′26"N 123°01′13"W Dayton
Feasters Rocks (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 32 ft (9.8 m) 45°10′07"N 123°00′09"W Dayton
Snaggy Bend Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 29 ft (8.8 m) 45°07′39"N 123°00′21"W Dayton
Mission Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 23 ft (7 m) 45°13′22"N 123°00′13"W Dayton
Eureka Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 284 ft (86.6 m) 45°49′31"N 116°46′54"W Deadhorse Ridge
Brandy Bar (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 2 ft (0.6096 m) 43°40′44"N 123°55′46"W Deer Head Point
Hunter Bar (Columbia County, Oregon)  Bar 1 ft (0.3048 m) 45°59′57"N 122°51′45"W Deer Island
Flat Rock (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°48′27"N 124°04′09"W Depoe Bay
North Reef (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°48′41"N 124°04′12"W Depoe Bay
Bunch Bar (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 32 ft (9.8 m) 43°38′19"N 123°40′24"W Devils Graveyard
Fairview Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 631 ft (192.3 m) 45°58′52"N 117°36′25"W Eden Ridge
North Spit (Coos County, Oregon)  Bar 7 ft (2.1 m) 43°23′11"N 124°18′37"W Empire
Skinners Bar (Lane County, Oregon)  Bar 120 ft (36.6 m) 44°04′14"N 123°06′51"W Eugene East
Two Sisters Bar (Lane County, Oregon)  Bar 117 ft (35.7 m) 44°06′09"N 123°06′19"W Eugene East
North Fork Shoal (Lane County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 43°58′29"N 124°04′54"W Florence
Taylor Creek Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 227 ft (69.2 m) 42°33′10"N 123°33′59"W Galice
Almeda Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 254 ft (77.4 m) 42°36′19"N 123°34′59"W Galice
Sibley Sands (Tillamook County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 45°31′08"N 123°54′22"W Garibaldi
Kilchis Flat (Tillamook County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 45°30′15"N 123°53′01"W Garibaldi
Tompkins Bar (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 28 ft (8.5 m) 45°07′10"N 122°59′52"W Gervais
Doyle Rock (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 4 ft (1.2 m) 42°25′36"N 124°25′27"W Gold Beach
Elephant Rock (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 10 ft (3 m) 42°26′51"N 124°22′46"W Gold Beach
Rogue River Reef (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 42°27′10"N 124°28′56"W Gold Beach
Ferry Hole Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 6 ft (1.8 m) 42°27′34"N 124°22′44"W Gold Beach
Pittsburg Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 350 ft (106.7 m) 45°37′39"N 116°28′20"W Grave Point
Collier Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 91 ft (27.7 m) 42°24′59"N 124°00′39"W Horse Sign Butte
Foster Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 51 ft (15.5 m) 42°38′03"N 124°02′52"W Illahe
Horseshoe Bar (Lane County, Oregon)  Bar 96 ft (29.3 m) 44°13′54"N 123°09′24"W Junction City
Bells Shute Bar (Lane County, Oregon)  Bar 105 ft (32 m) 44°10′29"N 123°08′34"W Junction City
Maupin Bar (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 48 ft (14.6 m) 43°34′54"N 123°32′04"W Kellogg
Jones Bar (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 43 ft (13.1 m) 43°35′15"N 123°31′34"W Kellogg
Battle Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 143 ft (43.6 m) 42°42′27"N 123°47′22"W Kelsey Peak
China Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 116 ft (35.4 m) 42°42′59"N 123°52′29"W Kelsey Peak
Missouri Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 115 ft (35.1 m) 42°42′36"N 123°49′55"W Kelsey Peak
Winkle Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 145 ft (44.2 m) 42°42′04"N 123°48′20"W Kelsey Peak
Oregon Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 642 ft (195.7 m) 42°07′49"N 123°27′49"W Kerby Peak
Yankee Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 367 ft (111.9 m) 45°34′27"N 116°29′34"W Kirkwood Creek
Jim Crow Sands (Clatsop County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 46°14′57"N 123°34′45"W Knappa
Oswego Rock (Clackamas County, Oregon)  Bar 14 ft (4.3 m) 45°24′41"N 122°39′21"W Lake Oswego
Thesing Bar (Clackamas County, Oregon)  Bar 3 ft (0.9144 m) 45°25′31"N 122°39′10"W Lake Oswego
Caribou Bar (Baker County, Oregon)  Bar 708 ft (215.8 m) 44°27′16"N 117°19′48"W Lime
Salishan Spit (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 1 ft (0.3048 m) 44°54′34"N 124°01′49"W Lincoln City
Siletz Reef (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°57′30"N 124°02′30"W Lincoln City
Tacklebuster Reef (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°57′26"N 124°02′15"W Lincoln City
Mack Reef (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 42°14′22"N 124°24′56"W Mack Point
Gleason Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 86 ft (26.2 m) 42°42′12"N 123°55′25"W Marial
Blossom Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 85 ft (25.9 m) 42°42′08"N 123°55′17"W Marial
Brushy Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 71 ft (21.6 m) 42°40′45"N 123°56′49"W Marial
Half Moon Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 101 ft (30.8 m) 42°41′36"N 123°56′31"W Marial
Paradise Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 107 ft (32.6 m) 42°41′52"N 123°56′04"W Marial
Solitude Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 77 ft (23.5 m) 42°40′16"N 123°57′20"W Marial
Darrow Bar (Polk County, Oregon)  Bar 32 ft (9.8 m) 45°00′15"N 123°04′16"W Mission Bottom
Eldriedge Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 29 ft (8.8 m) 45°06′40"N 123°00′13"W Mission Bottom
Lincoln Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 33 ft (10.1 m) 45°02′02"N 123°04′04"W Mission Bottom
Lincoln Rocks (Polk County, Oregon)  Bar 32 ft (9.8 m) 45°01′00"N 123°04′32"W Mission Bottom
Spongs Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 36 ft (11 m) 45°01′34"N 123°04′21"W Mission Bottom
Windsor Bar (Polk County, Oregon)  Bar 29 ft (8.8 m) 45°03′17"N 123°04′07"W Mission Bottom
Matheny Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 31 ft (9.4 m) 45°06′14"N 123°00′54"W Mission Bottom
Union Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 29 ft (8.8 m) 45°04′39"N 123°04′01"W Mission Bottom
Lone Tree Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 38 ft (11.6 m) 45°04′07"N 123°03′44"W Mission Bottom
Lower Martine Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 28 ft (8.5 m) 45°06′04"N 123°01′28"W Mission Bottom
Lower Simon Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 29 ft (8.8 m) 45°03′29"N 123°03′21"W Mission Bottom
McCall Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 34 ft (10.4 m) 45°02′08"N 123°03′51"W Mission Bottom
McCloskie Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 33 ft (10.1 m) 45°02′52"N 123°03′37"W Mission Bottom
Upper Martine Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 26 ft (7.9 m) 45°06′18"N 123°01′42"W Mission Bottom
Upper Simon Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 32 ft (9.8 m) 45°03′16"N 123°03′21"W Mission Bottom
Wheatland Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 28 ft (8.5 m) 45°05′50"N 123°02′15"W Mission Bottom
Matheny Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 29 ft (8.8 m) 45°06′16"N 123°00′47"W Mission Bottom
Murphy Bar (Polk County, Oregon)  Bar 47 ft (14.3 m) 44°49′40"N 123°09′24"W Monmouth
Ostenbery Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 9 ft (2.7 m) 42°04′04"N 124°13′14"W Mount Emily
Multnomah Falls Bar (Multnomah County, Oregon)  Bar 6 ft (1.8 m) 45°34′59"N 122°07′24"W Multnomah Falls
Nehalem Spit (Tillamook County
Tillamook County, Oregon
Tillamook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. The county is named for the Tillamook, a Native American tribe who were living in the area in the early 19th century at the time of European American settlement. In 2010, the county's population was 25,250...

)
Bar 7 ft (2.1 m) 45°41′09"N 123°56′14"W Nehalem
Nehalem, Oregon
Nehalem is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. Incorporated in 1889, the city is located on the Nehalem River at Nehalem Bay of the Pacific Ocean. It is bisected by U.S. Route 101. The population was 203 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 
North Spit (Tillamook County, Oregon)  Bar 6 ft (1.8 m) 45°11′03"N 123°57′56"W Nestucca Bay
Netarts Spit (Tillamook County, Oregon)  Bar 11 ft (3.4 m) 45°24′29"N 123°57′34"W Netarts
Yaquina Reef (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°37′10"N 124°05′16"W Newport South
South Reef (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°36′10"N 124°05′18"W Newport South
Sawyer Bar (Lane County, Oregon)  Bar 1991 ft (606.9 m) 44°11′17"N 121°48′07"W North Sister
Eureka Bar (Columbia County, Oregon)  Bar 7 ft (2.1 m) 46°09′49"N 123°13′44"W Oak Point
Pony Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 433 ft (132 m) 45°27′15"N 116°34′34"W Old Timer Mountain
Miami Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 279 ft (85 m) 42°21′32"N 123°47′14"W Pearsoll Peak
Prescott Bar (Columbia County, Oregon)  Bar 2 ft (0.6096 m) 46°03′04"N 122°53′09"W Rainier
Seaman Bar (Jackson County, Oregon)  Bar 297 ft (90.5 m) 42°25′10"N 123°11′54"W Rogue River
Fishtrap Shoal (Columbia County, Oregon)  Bar 4 ft (1.2 m) 45°47′45"N 122°47′31"W Saint Helens
Saint Helens Bar (Columbia County, Oregon)  Bar 9 ft (2.7 m) 45°52′03"N 122°47′31"W Saint Helens
Henrici Bar (historical) (Columbia County, Oregon)  Bar 3 ft (0.9144 m) 45°48′09"N 122°47′36"W Saint Helens
Ray Bar (Yamhill County, Oregon)  Bar 23 ft (7 m) 45°14′08"N 122°59′50"W Saint Paul
Darrow Rocks (Polk County, Oregon)  Bar 33 ft (10.1 m) 44°59′46"N 123°04′07"W Salem West
Beardsley Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 35 ft (10.7 m) 44°59′25"N 123°03′45"W Salem West
Doves Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 41 ft (12.5 m) 44°54′30"N 123°07′25"W Salem West
Gray Eagle Bar (Marion County, Oregon)  Bar 39 ft (11.9 m) 44°55′16"N 123°06′25"W Salem West
Salmon Rock (Jackson County, Oregon)  Bar 397 ft (121 m) 42°26′24"N 122°57′04"W Sams Valley
Post Office Bar (historical) (Multnomah County, Oregon)  Bar 3 ft (0.9144 m) 45°38′09"N 122°47′04"W Sauvie Island
Whiteman Bar (Polk County, Oregon)  Bar 48 ft (14.6 m) 44°47′52"N 123°06′18"W Sidney
Judson Rocks (Polk County, Oregon)  Bar 46 ft (14 m) 44°49′15"N 123°06′44"W Sidney
Kimball Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 15 ft (4.6 m) 42°28′54"N 124°18′54"W Signal Buttes
Canfield Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 13 ft (4 m) 42°28′09"N 124°21′04"W Signal Buttes
Coyote Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 10 ft (3 m) 42°28′14"N 124°20′24"W Signal Buttes
Orchard Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 14 ft (4.3 m) 42°29′29"N 124°18′32"W Signal Buttes
Dixson Bar (Grant County, Oregon)  Bar 1135 ft (345.9 m) 44°53′52"N 118°36′19"W Silver Butte
Deadman Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 183 ft (55.8 m) 42°24′43"N 123°55′46"W Silver Peak
Rock Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 426 ft (129.8 m) 45°19′50"N 116°40′04"W Squirrel Prairie
Two Bars (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 693 ft (211.2 m) 45°22′10"N 116°38′39"W Squirrel Prairie
High Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 392 ft (119.5 m) 45°30′25"N 116°33′29"W Temperance Creek
Little Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 383 ft (116.7 m) 45°31′30"N 116°32′14"W Temperance Creek
Greeley Bar (Malheur County, Oregon)  Bar 845 ft (257.6 m) 43°12′30"N 117°32′17"W The Hole in the Ground
Clarks Bar (Tillamook County, Oregon)  Bar 7 ft (2.1 m) 45°26′20"N 123°46′14"W Tillamook
Caufield Bar (Tillamook County, Oregon)  Bar 11 ft (3.4 m) 45°28′44"N 123°47′04"W Tillamook
Chetco Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 240 ft (73.2 m) 42°16′54"N 123°57′49"W Tincup Peak
Taggarts Bar (Curry County, Oregon)  Bar 298 ft (90.8 m) 42°16′00"N 123°55′01"W Tincup Peak
Powell Bar (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 80 ft (24.4 m) 43°28′29"N 123°33′14"W Tyee
Branton Bar (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 101 ft (30.8 m) 43°23′34"N 123°32′34"W Tyee
Heceta Bank (Lane County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°04′59"N 124°50′05"W Unknown
Stonewall Bank (Lincoln County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 44°31′29"N 124°23′34"W Unknown
Geneva Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 269 ft (82 m) 45°53′39"N 116°50′40"W Wapshilla Creek
Desdemona Sands  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 46°12′22"N 123°53′55"W Warrenton
Jetty Sands (Clatsop County, Oregon)  Bar 0 ft (0 m) 46°13′25"N 123°59′42"W Warrenton
Onion Rock (Multnomah County, Oregon)  Bar 6 ft (1.8 m) 45°32′32"N 122°16′08"W Washougal
Fishers Bar (Wallowa County, Oregon)  Bar 546 ft (166.4 m) 45°14′23"N 116°42′22"W White Monument
Ork Reef (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 2 ft (0.6096 m) 43°41′02"N 124°10′59"W Winchester Bay
North Spit (Douglas County, Oregon)  Bar 6 ft (1.8 m) 43°42′29"N 124°11′01"W Winchester Bay
Panther Bar (Josephine County, Oregon)  Bar 303 ft (92.4 m) 42°22′33"N 123°48′37"W York Butte
Brushy Bar (Josephine County, Oregon) Bar 456 ft (139 m) 42°22′34"N 123°46′25"W York Butte
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