Tidewater, Oregon

Tidewater, Oregon
Unincorporated community
Post office in Tidewater
Post office in Tidewater
Tidewater is located in Oregon
Tidewater
Tidewater
Tidewater is located in the United States
Tidewater
Tidewater
Coordinates: 44°24′40″N 123°54′01″W / 44.41111°N 123.90028°W / 44.41111; -123.90028
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLincoln
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
97390
Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey[1]

Tidewater is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States located on the Alsea River east of Waldport on Oregon Route 34.

Tidewater was named because it is near the head of the tide of the Alsea River.[2] Tidewater post office was established in 1878.[2]

Tidewater is the home of White Wolf Sanctuary, a rescue facility for Arctic wolves.[3]

  1. ^ "Tidewater". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
  2. ^ a b McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  3. ^ "White Wolf Sanctuary and Educational Facility". White Wolf Sanctuary. Retrieved December 30, 2007.