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This page gives historic seawater data for Yaquina Bay. To find data through Sept. 25, 2013, you can go to http://yaquina.loboviz.com/. This site archives data from Nov.1, 2007 to Sept. 25, 2013.
Measurements in the files shown below were logged every 6 minutes until December 1999, where thenceforth measurements are logged every 15 minutes.
Tide height is measured in feet, temperature in Celsius, salinity in ppt (parts per thousand). Dates are formatted as yymmdd; times formatted as hhmm
Instrumentation and location:
Salinity: OMEGA non-contact Conductivity sensor, model CDCN-108 (no longer manufactured);
Temperature: OMEGA Temperature Probe PR-11-2-100-1/8-6-E.
Two locations for each
instrument: Yaquina Bay intake dock and inside Newport Aquaculture Laboratory (NAL) building (water from
bay reservoir flows through piping system into buildings where
measurements are taken).
Accuracy/corrections:
Tide height is approximate; measurements of salinity have periods of slight inaccuracy.
Salinity changes erratically; may be off by 6 ppt.
Since mid-1996, salinity data for Yaquina Bay is wrong.
Small blocks of data are unavailable during periods of instrument malfunction. Known missing days:
1988 January-October
Nov 1-26
December
1989 All Data Missing
1990 Apr 17-30
May --all
Jul 13-22
Nov 1-29
1991 Feb 8-9
1993 May 4-9
1996 Feb 1-7
Nov 23-30
Dec 1-23
1997 Jan 1-16
Jun 25-30
1999 Oct 9-21
Nov 18-30
2004 Oct-Dec
*From Oct. 2000 til 16:00 on Feb. 1 2001, there is no data for the Yaquina Bay temperatures. From December 1991 onwards, there is no data for approximate tide height.
1988-
January-October - Missing Data
November December - Missing Data
1990-
January February March April May - Missing Data June
July August September October November December
1991-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
1992-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
1993-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
1994-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
1995-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
1996-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
1997-
January February March April May June
July- December - Missing Data
1998-
Missing Data
1999-
January-September - Missing Data
2000-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
2001-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
2002-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
2003-
January February March April May June
July August September October November December
2004-
January February March April May June
July August September October-December - Missing Data
Acceptable Use Policy and Disclaimer: This data may be used for research and educational purposes. No data may be used for personal or product endorsements. Unless otherwise noted, the web information does not represent official statements or views of Oregon State University or HMSC. Use this information at your own risk.This data may only be redistributed in its complete form and this disclaimer must be included.
To find data from Nov. 1, 2007 to Sept. 25, 2013 you can go to http://yaquina.loboviz.com/.