OAR 250-020-0161
Boat Operations in Jefferson County

(1) Cache Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on Cache Lake.
(2) Hand Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on Hand Lake.
(3) Haystack Reservoir:
(a) A person must not operate a boat in excess of 5 MPH on Haystack Reservoir in the western cove inside a buoy line approximately 500 feet from shore, as marked; and
(b) In the southern cove inside a buoy line extending from south of the boat ramp on the east shore to a point south of the southeast peninsula, as marked.
(4) Island Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on Island Lake.
(5) Jack Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on Jack Lake.
(6) Lake Billy Chinook:
(a) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH on the:
(A) Crooked River Arm above the Crooked River Bridge;
(B) Deschutes River Arm above the Deschutes River Bridge; and
(C) Metolius River Arm from a point approximately 1,000 feet upstream of Street Creek, as marked.
(b) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a “slow—no wake” speed within:
(A) The buoyed areas at Cove Palisades State Park Marina;
(B) The buoyed areas at the Crooked River Launching Ramp;
(C) The buoyed areas at the Lower Deschutes River Day Use Area;
(D) The buoyed areas at the Upper Deschutes River Day Use Area;
(E) 300 feet of a designated swimming area;
(F) A cove at Chinook Island (Metolius Arm) as marked;
(G) The cove at Camp Perry South (Metolius Arm) as marked;
(H) Fly Creek Inlet inside a line across the inlet from the apex of the bend between docks 3 and 4 on the western shore of the inlet to the point where the northern edge of dock 13’s walkway, as situated in 2018, joins the eastern shore of the inlet, as marked.
(c) A person must not operate a boat inside the log boom enclosure around Round Butte Dam.
(d) Except for leased or rented spaces within established marinas or moorages, a person must not beach, anchor or moor a boat within 200 feet of shore between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. in the following areas:
(A) The east shore of the Crooked River Arm between a point approximately 1,000 feet north of the cove Marina, as marked, and the Crooked River Bridge;
(B) The west shore of the Crooked River Arm from the State Park boundary north approximately 2,000 feet, as marked, and
(C) The east shore of the Deschutes Arm between a point approximately 2,000 feet north of the northernmost boat launch, as marked, and the Deschutes River Bridge.
(7) Lake Simtustus:
(a) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a “slow—no wake” speed in the area within 300 feet of the moorage and extending to the opposite shore;
(b) A person must not operate a boat for any reason within the restricted tailrace area enclosed by the log boom approximately 1200 feet downstream of Round Butte Dam;
(c) A person must not moor a boat to the log boom or operate a boat for any reason within the restricted intake area enclosed by the log boom located approximately 200 feet upstream of Pelton Dam;
(d) Boat access in the areas closed by subsections (7)(b) and (7)(c) of this rule is permitted for federal, state, local and tribal government agencies and Portland General Electric employees or their agents for official business only.
(8) Link Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on Link Lake.
(9) Round Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on Round Lake.
(10) Scout Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on Scout Lake.
(11) Suttle Lake:
(a) A person must not water ski or operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH between the hours of 8 p.m. and 9 a.m., standard time, each day;
(b) A person must not water ski or operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., standard time, each day, except within the signed and designated fast boat area, water skier dropoff zone, and water skier take-off lanes, at the west end of the lake.
(12) For all lakes in Jefferson County:
(a) The owner or operator of a boat that has been anchored or moored outside of a marina or away from a dock:
(A) For 30 consecutive days in one location must move the boat to a new location at least one half mile away and must not return to the previously used location for 30 days. For the purpose of this rule, “location” is defined as an area within a 300 foot radius.
(B) Must not leave the boat unattended for more than 7 consecutive days.
(b) Subsection (12)(a) of this rule does not apply to a person anchoring or mooring a boat on privately owned submerged or submersible land with the permission of the landowner.
(c) An unattended boat adrift may be considered a “derelict vessel” as defined in ORS 830.908 (Definitions for ORS 830.908 to 830.948)(3) and may be subject to seizure.

Source: Rule 250-020-0161 — Boat Operations in Jefferson County, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=250-020-0161 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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

May 26, 2025

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