OAR 250-020-0031
Boat Operations and Water Skiing on Lake Oswego in Clackamas County


The following regulations apply on Lake Oswego:

(1)

A person must not moor a boat more than 20 feet from shore and leave it unoccupied, except when secured to a dock.

(2)

A person must not operate a boat in excess of:

(a)

6 MPH within 100 feet of a swimmer or from shore;

(b)

6 MPH within 100 feet of a canoe;

(c)

6 MPH within the areas marked by buoys;

(d)

6 MPH through channels, canals, and bridges at all time;

(e)

8 MPH in unrestricted areas during the time period ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise;

(f)

40 MPH in unrestricted areas during the time period ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.

(3)

A person must not operate a paddle board more than 100 feet from shore or under any bridge;

(4)

A person must not moor a boat or raft to any navigation buoy or marker.

(5)

A person operating a boat while picking up or standing by a person in the water must completely stop the boat’s motor.

(6)

A person operating a boat towing a skier must:

(a)

Operate the boat so that the boat and skier in tow remain 100 feet or more from shore, except when performing a safe take-off or landing. A safe take-off is considered “safe” only when it is accomplished without risk to any swimmers or craft. A safe landing is considered “safe” on Lake Oswego when it is accomplished without risk to any swimmers or craft, the boat remains 100 feet or more from shore, and the skier remains in the area of water bounded by the extended property lines of the property from which the skier is skiing. The red buoys placed at intervals around the lake shall be deemed to mark a distance of 100 feet from shore;

(b)

When performing a safe take-off, operate the boat as straight as practicable from shore;

(c)

Proceed in a counter clockwise pattern, which is west on the north side of the lake, and east on the south of the lake;

(d)

When undertaking a safe take-off or landing, keep as far distant as possible from adjoining docks, floats, and shore line;

(e)

If a skier falls when more than 50 feet from shore or a float, return at once to the downed skier giving due regard to the safety of any other skiers it may be towing.

(7)

A person must not operate a boat closer than 300 feet behind a skier towed behind another boat, 100 feet alongside a skier being towed by another boat, or cross a towing boat’s bow by less than 200 feet.

(8)

A person must not operate a motorboat for the purposes of water skiing or other towed-equipment sports, where towed-equipment applies to surfboarding and other types of towed equipment, in the following locations:

(a)

Under any bridge;

(b)

South of the buoy at the entrance to, and within, Blue Heron Bay, except that families living on the Bay may tow surfboards or similar equipment at low speeds;

(c)

West of the buoy at the entrance to, and within West Bay, except that families living on the Bay may tow surfboards or similar equipment at low speeds;

(d)

On the inlet Canal;

(e)

On the Canal leading from Main Lake to Lakewood Bay;

(f)

At the east end of the Main Lake between buoy and the Swim Resort;

(g)

On Kelok Bay (between Alder and Maple Circles) southwest of buoy at mouth of Bay;

(h)

West of the buoy at the west end of Lakewood Bay.

Source: Rule 250-020-0031 — Boat Operations and Water Skiing on Lake Oswego in Clackamas County, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=250-020-0031.

250‑020‑0005
Applicability of Terms
250‑020‑0013
Boat Operations in Baker County
250‑020‑0026
Boat Operations in Benton County
250‑020‑0031
Boat Operations and Water Skiing on Lake Oswego in Clackamas County
250‑020‑0032
Boat Operations on the Willamette River in Clackamas County
250‑020‑0033
Boat Operations in Clackamas County
250‑020‑0041
Boat Operations in Clatsop County
250‑020‑0042
Boat Operations on the Nehalem River in Clatsop and Tillamook Counties
250‑020‑0043
Boat Operations on the Necanicum River in Clatsop County
250‑020‑0051
Boat Operations in Columbia County
250‑020‑0053
Boat Operations in Columbia and Multnomah Counties
250‑020‑0061
Boat Operations on Eel Lake in Coos and Douglas Counties
250‑020‑0062
Boat Operations on North Ten Mile Lake, Ten Mile Lake, and Ten Mile Creek in Coos County
250‑020‑0063
Boat Operations in Coos County
250‑020‑0064
Boat Operations on the Coquille and Millicoma Rivers in Coos County
250‑020‑0065
Boat Operations on the South Slough Estuarine Sanctuary in Coos County
250‑020‑0073
Boat Operations on Ochoco and Prineville Reservoirs in Crook County
250‑020‑0074
Boat Operations in Crook County
250‑020‑0082
Boat Operations in Curry County
250‑020‑0091
Boat Operations in Deschutes County
250‑020‑0101
Boat Operations on Eel Lake in Douglas and Coos Counties
250‑020‑0102
Boat Operations in Douglas County
250‑020‑0105
Boat Operations on Cooper Creek Reservoir in Douglas County
250‑020‑0121
Boat Operations in Gilliam County
250‑020‑0125
Boat Operations in Grant County
250‑020‑0132
Boat Operations in Harney County
250‑020‑0141
Boat Operations in Hood River County
250‑020‑0151
Boat Operations in Jackson County
250‑020‑0161
Boat Operations in Jefferson County
250‑020‑0171
Boat Operations in Josephine County
250‑020‑0201
Boating and Water Skiing on Lake of the Woods in Klamath County
250‑020‑0202
Boat Operations on Miller Lake in Klamath County
250‑020‑0203
Boat Operations on Klamath Lake in the Vicinity of Moore Park Marina
250‑020‑0204
Boat Operations in Klamath County
250‑020‑0205
Regulations — Klamath County
250‑020‑0211
Boat Operations in Lake County
250‑020‑0221
Boat Operations on Certain Waters in Lane County
250‑020‑0231
Boat Operations in Lincoln County
250‑020‑0239
Boat Operations in Linn County on Big Lake
250‑020‑0240
Boat Operations in Linn County
250‑020‑0241
Boat Operations on Foster Reservoir in Linn County
250‑020‑0242
Boat Operations on Green Peter Reservoir in Linn County
250‑020‑0243
Boat Operations and Water Skiing on Detroit Dam Reservoir and Tributaries in Linn and Marion counties
250‑020‑0245
Boat Operations in Linn and Marion Counties
250‑020‑0250
Boat Operations in Malheur County
250‑020‑0259
Boat Operations in Marion County
250‑020‑0260
Boat Operations and Water Skiing on Detroit Dam Reservoir and Tributaries in Marion and Linn counties
250‑020‑0261
Boat Operations on the Willamette River in Marion and Polk Counties
250‑020‑0270
Boat Operations in Morrow County
250‑020‑0280
Boat Operations in Multnomah County
250‑020‑0281
Boat Operations in Multnomah County
250‑020‑0282
Boat Operations in Multnomah County on Multnomah Channel
250‑020‑0285
Boat Operations in Multnomah and Columbia Counties
250‑020‑0295
Boat Operations in Sherman County
250‑020‑0300
Boat Operations on the Nehalem River in Tillamook and Clatsop Counties
250‑020‑0308
Boat Operations in Tillamook County
250‑020‑0309
Boat Operations at Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, Pacific Ocean, Tillamook County
250‑020‑0310
Boat Operations on Certain Waters in Tillamook County
250‑020‑0311
Boat Operations on the Nehalem River in Tillamook County
250‑020‑0312
Boat Operations on the Big Nestucca River in Tillamook County
250‑020‑0323
Boat Operations in Umatilla County
250‑020‑0330
Boat Operations in Union County
250‑020‑0340
Boat Operations in Wallowa County
250‑020‑0350
Boat Operations in Wasco County
250‑020‑0360
Boat Operations on Henry Hagg Lake in Washington County
250‑020‑0370
Boat Operations in Washington County
250‑020‑0385
Boat Operations in Yamhill and Marion Counties
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 250-020-0031’s source at or​.us