East Sand Island

East Sand Island
East Sand Island
Geography
LocationColumbia River
Coordinates46°15′43″N 123°58′48″W / 46.262°N 123.98°W / 46.262; -123.98
Administration
United States
StateOregon
CountyClatsop

East Sand Island is a dredge spoil island in the Columbia River estuary near Astoria, Oregon. Originally a small sandbar, it was built up over decades with river dredge sand to its current size of about 60 acres.

The island has been home to some of the largest colonies of nesting seabirds in the Pacific Northwest. It has also been a site of controversy over how to manage these birds and their predation of salmon and steelhead, among other issues.

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