Nehalem Bank

Nehalem Bank
The Shale Pile
Nehalem Bank
Nehalem Bank
LocationPacific Ocean, near Tillamook Head
Coordinates45°54′00″N 124°33′00″W / 45.90000°N 124.55000°W / 45.90000; -124.55000
TypeBar
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area74.6 square kilometres (28.8 sq mi)
Max. depth160 metres (520 ft)
IslandsNo islands

Nehalem Bank is a bar, off the coast of Oregon, United States. It also has both rocky reefs and mud habitat, and is just northwest of Garibaldi Reef.

Nehalem Bank runs between 150 metres (490 ft) and 200 metres (660 ft) deep, having an area of 74.6 square kilometres (28.8 sq mi). It is located off Tillamook Head, hence is off Clatsop County, and is barely south of the mouth of the Columbia River and Astoria Canyon. Nehalem Bank is north of Nehalem Bay.

Nehalem Bank is one of the three major offshore banks of Oregon, the other two being Heceta Bank and Coquille Bank. Nehalem Bank compares in size to Heceta Bank.