Or. Admin. Code § 250-020-0240

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 250-020-0240 - Boat Operations in Linn County

(1) Big Cliff Reservoir: A person must not operate a boat in the area between the debris boom and the dam.

(2) Big Lake: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within 200 feet of the shore.

(3) Carmen Reservoir: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(4) Cheadle Lake: A person must not use an internal combustion engine to propel a boat.

(5) Detroit Reservoir:

(a) A person must not operate a boat for the purpose of towed watersports within 200 feet of shore and must operate in a counterclockwise pattern around the lake.

(b) A person must not operate a boat behind anyone being towed closer than 300 feet nor cross the towing boat's bow less than 200 feet nor alongside the towed person(s) closer than 100 feet.

(c) A person must not operate a boat in the area between the debris boom and the dam.

(d) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed in the following areas:

(A) Within 200 feet of shore;

(B) Within 600 feet of the northwest shore of Piety Knob;

(C) In the Brietenbush Arm and Breitenbush River upstream of a point approximately 2000 feet downstream of the Highway 22 bridge, as marked;

(D) In the North Santiam River above a point 1,100 feet northwest of Hoover Rock, as marked.

(6) Foster Reservoir:

(a) A person must not operate a boat for the purpose of towed watersports within 200 feet of shore and must operate in a counterclockwise pattern around the lake.

(b) A person must not operate a boat behind anyone being towed closer than 300 feet nor cross the towing boat's bow less than 200 feet nor alongside the towed person(s) closer than 100 feet.

(c) A person must not operate a boat in the area between the debris boom and the dam.

(d) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed in the following areas:

(A) Within 200 feet of shore;

(B) Upstream from the highway bridge crossing the South Santiam Arm;

(C) Upstream from the highway bridge crossing the Middle Santiam Arm;

(D) Within the posted area surrounding the Lewis Creek County Park.

(7) Freeway Lakes (East, West, and Middle): A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH.

(8) Green Peter Reservoir:

(a) A person must not operate a boat for the purpose of towed watersports within 200 feet of shore and must operate in a counterclockwise pattern around the lake.

(b) A person must not operate a boat behind anyone being towed closer than 300 feet nor cross the towing boat's bow less than 200 feet nor alongside the towed person(s) closer than 100 feet.

(c) A person must not operate a boat in the area between the debris boom and the dam.

(d) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH in the following areas:

(A) Within 200 feet of shore, except for within the Quartzville Arm downstream of Rocky Top Bridge;

(B) Within the Quartzville Creek Arm upstream from Rocky Top Bridge;

(C) Within the Green Peter Creek Arm, as marked;

(D) Within the Whitcomb Creek Arm upstream from the highway bridge;

(E) Within the Middle Fork Santiam River Arm upstream from a point one mile below the Weyerhauser Bridge;

(F) Within the Tally Creek Arm upstream from the Weyerhauser Bridge;

(G) Within the Rumbaugh Creek Arm as marked.

(9) Lake Ann: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(10) Lost Lake: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH.

(11) Smith Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH.

(12) South Santiam River: A person must not use a jet pump drive to propel a boat upstream of the Lebanon Dam (approximate RM 21).

(13) Trail Bridge Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH.

Or. Admin. Code § 250-020-0240

MB 34, f. & ef. 6-2-67; MB 47, f. 7-14-70, ef. 8-11-70; MB 50, f. 4-2-73, ef. 4-15-73; Renumbered from 250-020-0180; MB 5-1980, f. & ef. 9-15-80; MB 12-1986, f. & ef. 12-8-86; OSMB 4-2010, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-10; OSMB 4-2015, f. 4-30-15, cert. ef. 5/15/2015; OSMB 4-2022, amend filed 05/03/2022, effective 5/3/2022; OSMB 1-2023, amend filed 01/26/2023, effective 2/1/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 830.110 & ORS 830.175

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 830.110, ORS 830.175 & ORS 830.195