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Tidewater, Oregon
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Post office in Tidewater
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 Tidewater, Oregon
Location in Oregon
Tidewater, Oregon
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes |
97390
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| Coordinates and elevation from United States Geological Survey | |
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. 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 76 °F (24 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Tidewater has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
80 (27) |
81 (27) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
100 (38) |
106 (41) |
106 (41) |
100 (38) |
93 (34) |
80 (27) |
67 (19) |
106 (41) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 49.5 (9.7) |
54.3 (12.4) |
57 (14) |
61 (16) |
66.1 (18.9) |
70 (21) |
74.6 (23.7) |
75.8 (24.3) |
74.5 (23.6) |
66.2 (19.0) |
55.5 (13.1) |
49.8 (9.9) |
62.9 (17.2) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 36 (2) |
38 (3) |
38.5 (3.6) |
40.6 (4.8) |
44.4 (6.9) |
48.6 (9.2) |
51.8 (11.0) |
52.1 (11.2) |
49.7 (9.8) |
45.7 (7.6) |
40.6 (4.8) |
37.4 (3.0) |
43.6 (6.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 8 (−13) |
10 (−12) |
23 (−5) |
26 (−3) |
30 (−1) |
35 (2) |
38 (3) |
40 (4) |
29 (−2) |
25 (−4) |
17 (−8) |
5 (−15) |
5 (−15) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 14.45 (367) |
12.07 (307) |
11 (280) |
6.58 (167) |
4.12 (105) |
2.46 (62) |
0.81 (21) |
1.12 (28) |
2.88 (73) |
6.84 (174) |
13.48 (342) |
15.32 (389) |
91.15 (2,315) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.3 (3.3) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.4 (1.0) |
2.5 (6.4) |
| Average precipitation days | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 165 |
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