Wash. Admin. Code § 220-358-020

Current through Register Vol. 24-20, October 15, 2024
Section 220-358-020 - Definitions - River mouth sanctuaries

As used in this chapter and emergency rules of the director, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

Grays Bay

(1) "Grays Bay sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River and Grays Bay northerly of a line projected from Rocky Point Light (flashing green 4-second) easterly to Harrington Point.

Elokomin

(2) "Elokomin-A sanctuary" means those waters of Elokomin Slough and the Columbia River lying northerly and easterly of a straight line from light "37" on the Washington shore to light "39" on Hunting Island.
(3) "Elokomin-B sanctuary" means those waters of Elokomin Slough, Steamboat Slough and the Columbia River lying inside, northerly and easterly of a straight line from light "35" (group flashing green) located on Price Island to light "39" (flashing green) on Hunting Island and northerly and easterly of a line between flashing light "33" on Price Island and quick flashing green light "31" on the Washington shore.

Abernathy

(4) "Abernathy sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River near the mouth of Abernathy Creek from a point 1,300 yards downstream from Abernathy Creek at light "81" (flashing green 4-second) to a point one-half mile upstream and extending to the mid shipping channel of the Columbia River.

Cowlitz

(5) "Cowlitz sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River and Carrolls Channel lying inside the center of the shipping channel between a fishing boundary marker at the junction of the Port of Longview docks and international paper docks on the Washington shore approximately one mile downstream from the Cowlitz River mouth and flashing green light "29A" on Cottonwood Island and also those waters of Carrolls Channel downstream of a line between a fishing boundary marker approximately 3000 feet upstream of the Cowlitz River mouth and a fishing boundary marker on Cottonwood Island.

Kalama

(6) "Kalama-A sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River between a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore approximately one mile downstream and a point one-half mile upstream of the mouth of the Kalama River and lying within one-quarter mile of the Washington shore.
(7) "Kalama-B sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River between a fishing boundary marker on the Washington shore approximately one mile downstream and a point one-half mile upstream of the mouth of the Kalama River and extending completely across the Columbia River, excepting those waters west of a line projected from Coffin Rock Light "42" in Oregon to the Kalama Range Light "47A" on the Washington shore.

Lewis

(8) "Lewis-A sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River between a point one mile downstream and a point one-half mile upstream of the mouth of the Lewis River and lying within one-quarter mile of the Washington shore.
(9) "Lewis-B sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River near the mouth of the Lewis River lying easterly of lines projected from light "79" (flashing green) to the Red Buoy No. 4 thence to a fishing boundary marker on Bachelor Island.

Washougal

(10) "Washougal sanctuary" means those waters of Camas Slough lying upstream from a line projected true north from the most western tip of Lady Island to the Washington shore and inside of the State Highway 14 Bridge.

Oregon

(11) "Big Creek sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River at the mouth of Big Creek from the Oregon shore across Knappa Slough to Karlson Island about one-quarter mile upstream of the east bank of Big Creek, at the Gnat Creek deadline downstream to the east end of Minaker Island which is about three-quarters mile downstream from the west bank at the mouth of Big Creek.
(12) "Sandy River sanctuary" means those waters of the Columbia River within an area at the mouth of the Sandy River which is one-quarter mile in width extending out into the Columbia River from the Oregon bank at a right angle to the thread of the river between a point one mile below and a point at the upper easterly bank at the mouth of the Sandy River.

Wash. Admin. Code § 220-358-020

Decodified by WSR 17-05-112, Filed 2/15/2017, effective 3/18/2017. Recodified from § 220-33-005.

Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. 07-09-055 (Order 07-60), § 220-33-005, filed 4/12/07, effective 5/13/07. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. 89-09-051 (Order 89-21), § 220-33-005, filed 4/18/89; 88-18-066 (Order 88-86), § 220-33-005, filed 9/2/88.