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

(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;

(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.

(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.

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OAR 250-020-0161 Boat Operations in Jefferson County

OAR 250-020-0161
Boat Operations in Jefferson County