OAR 250-020-0323
Boat Operations in Umatilla County
(1)
No person shall operate a motorboat in excess of a “slow—no wake” speed within 200 feet of a designated public launching ramp or a marked swimming area.(2)
All motorboats, including those towing waterskiers operating from the Cold Springs and Sand Station Recreation area’s on the Columbia River shall maintain a counter clockwise traffic pattern, including launching and landing, as posted.(3)
No person shall operate a motorboat in excess of 5 MPH on Hat Rock Creek Inlet from 100 yards south of the inlet’s confluence with the Columbia River.(4)
No person shall operate a motorboat in excess of a “slow—no wake” speed on the Umatilla River between its confluence with the Columbia River and the Three Mile Irrigation Dam.(5)
No person shall operate any boat for any reason within any restricted area at any time without first obtaining permission from the District Engineer, Corps. of Engineers, U.S. Army, or his duly authorized representative.(6)
At McNary Dam. The waters restricted to all vessels except to Government vessels are described as all waters commencing at the upstream end of the Oregon fish ladder thence running in the direction of 39°28’ true for a distance of 540 yards; thence 7°49’ true for a distance of 1,078 yards; thence 277°10’ for a distance of 468 yards to the upstream end of the navigation lock guidewall. The downstream limits commence at the downstream end of the navigation lock guidewall thence to the Oregon shore at right angles and parallel to the axis of the dam, as marked.
Source:
Rule 250-020-0323 — Boat Operations in Umatilla County, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=250-020-0323.