Tidewater is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Lincoln County,

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, United States located on the

Alsea River The Alsea River flows from Alsea, Oregon, Alsea, an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in the coastal mountains of the U.S. state of Oregon, to the Pacific Ocean near the city of Waldport, Oregon, Waldport. It begins at the confluenc ...

east of Waldport on Oregon Route 34. Tidewater was named because it is near the head of the tide of the Alsea River. Tidewater post office was established in 1878. Tidewater is the home of White Wolf Sanctuary, a rescue facility for Arctic wolves.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly high temperatures in Tidewater above . According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Tidewater has a

warm-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...

, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

References

External links

Images of the former Tidewater Covered Bridge
from Salem Public Library Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Oregon Alsea River 1878 establishments in Oregon Populated places established in 1878 Unincorporated communities in Oregon {{LincolnCountyOR-geo-stub