Or. Admin. R. 250-020-0221

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 8, August 1, 2024

Section 250-020-0221 - Boat Operations in Lane County

(1) Alameda Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(2) Betty Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(3) Blair Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(4) Blue River Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within 300 feet of a boat ramp or a boat moorage.

(5) Collard Lake: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed.

(6) Cottage Grove Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed south of a line between a marker on the east shore, near the Wilson Creek area, and on the west shore near Cedar Creek.

(7) Cougar Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within 300 feet of a boat launching ramp or a boat moorage.

(8) Dexter Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within 50 feet of the causeway crossing the reservoir.

(9) Dorena Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed southeast of a line between markers on Humphrey Point and the northeast shore.

(10) Eddeeleo Lake, Upper: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(11) Erma Bell Lakes: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(12) Fall Creek Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed:

(a) Upriver of the buoys located approximately 200 feet downstream of Big Fall Creek Road;

(b) On Winberry Creek upriver from the buoys located approximately 1,800 feet downstream of the Winberry Creek Road bridge.

(13) Fern Ridge Reservoir:

(a) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed:

(A) In the Coyote Creek Channel;

(B) Between the shore and buoy line which extends southerly from the north shore to a point approximately 200 feet of the northernmost Eugene Yacht Club mooring dock thence generally south and west approximately 200 feet of the docks to a point approximately 200 feet south of the Tri Pass Club mooring dock thence generally west to the southern tip of the Tri Pass Club dock as buoyed except for the buoyed corridor immediately south of the Eugene Yacht Club southernmost dock;

(C) South of the buoy line which extends easterly from a point approximately 300 feet north of the Perkins Boat Ramp to the adjacent shoreline;

(D) In the main Long Tom River channel.

(b) A person must not use an internal combustion engine to propel a boat:

(A) South of State Highway 126;

(B) In the old Long Tom River channel.

(c) A person must not operate a propeller-driven airboat or non-displacement hull type hovercraft where there is emergent vegetation present.

(14) Gold Lake: Notwithstanding ORS 830.180(1) and pursuant to ORS 830.180(3), a person may use an electric motor to propel a boat provided it is operated at a slow-no wake speed.

(15) Hidden Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(16) Hills Creek Reservoir:

(a) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed:

(A) On the Packard Creek arm west of Rigdon Road (USFS Road #21);

(B) South of the Hills Creek Crossing Bridge;

(C) On the Middle Fork, Willamette River south of the Rigdon Road (USFS #21) (Upper Crossing) bridge.

(b) A person must not use a motor to propel a boat on the Larison Creek arm west of Rigdon Road (USFS Road #21).

(17) Hult Reservoir: A person must not use an internal combustion engine to propel a boat.

(18) Kiwa Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(19) Leaburg Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed.

(20) Lookout Point Reservoir:

(a) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed east of the Southern Pacific Railroad bridge.

(b) A person must not use a motor to propel a boat north and east of a line across the entrance of Bannister Cove, as marked.

(21) McKenzie River:

(a) A person must not use a motor to propel a boat upstream of Goodpasture Bridge except a representative of the Oregon State Police or the County Sheriff's Office pursuant to a criminal investigation or search and rescue operation.

(b) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed from Leaburg Reservoir upstream to Goodpasture Bridge.

(22) Melakwa Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(23) Munsel Lake:

(a) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed west of the line of marker buoys.

(b) From October 1 through May 31, a person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH east of the line of marker buoys between the hours of 5 p.m. and 10 a.m.

(24) Picket Lake: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed.

(25) Rigdon Lakes: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(26) Round Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(27) Scott Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(28) Siltcoos Lake: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed:

(a) From June 1 through September 30, between shore and the buoy line at the mouth of the Kiechle Arm beginning at a point at the east shoreline of Arrowhead Point and extending northerly approximately 900 yards to a point approximately 100 yards off shore of Camp Baker;

(b) From May 1 through September 30, in the Miller Arm north of the buoy line located at the entrance near Nightingale's Fishing Camp.

(29) Siuslaw River: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within 300 feet of a boat launching ramp or a boat moorage from the mouth of the river to the Mapleton bridge.

(30) Torrey Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(31) Wahanna Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

(32) Whig Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat.

Or. Admin. R. 250-020-0221

MB 21, f. 8-23-63; MB 27, f. 6-3-65; MB 31, f. 6-20-66; MB 42, f. 12-3-68; MB 44, f. 8-21-69; MB 48, f. 6-28-71, ef. 7-25-71; MB 49, f. 8-14-72, ef. 9-1-72; MB 3-1979(Temp), f. & ef. 6-22-79; MB 5-1979, f. 7-31-79, ef. 8-1-79; Renumbered from 250-020-0131; MB 8-1981, f. & ef. 11-16-81; MB 5-1982, f. & ef. 6-1-82; MB 6-1982, f. & ef. 6-1-82; MB 15-1984, f. 11-30-84, ef. 12-1-84; MB 6-1995, f. & cert. ef. 7-14-95; MB 9-1996, f. & cert. ef. 5-29-96; OSMB 2-2000, f. & cert. ef. 7-14-00; OSMB 2-2001, f. & cert. ef. 1-25-01; OSMB 1-2008, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-08; OSMB 3-2010, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-10; OSMB 9-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-6-10 thru 9-30-10; Administrative correction 10-26-10; OSMB 13-2010, f. & cert. ef 11-1-10; OSMB 5-2011(Temp), f. 3-28-11, cert. ef. 4-8-11 thru 4-11-11; Administrative correction, 4-25-11; [OSMB 10-2011(Temp). f. 6-30-11, cert. ef. 7-1-11 thru 10-1-11; OSMB 10-2011(Temp) Suspended by OSMB 11-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-5-11 thru 10-1-11, Administrative correction, 8-25-11]; OSMB 4-2012(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-2-12 thru 4-30-12; OSMB 8-2012, f. 4-24-12, cert. ef. 5-1-12; OSMB 1-2013(Temp), f. 3-18-13, cert. ef. 4-12-13 thru 4-27-13; Administrative correction, 5-22-13; OSMB 6-2013, f. 10-28-13, cert. ef. 11-1-13; OSMB 8-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-11-14 thru 5-3-14; Administrative correction, 5-21-14; OSMB 1-2015(Temp), f. 3-24-15, cert. ef. 4-10-15 thru 4-20-15; OSMB 4-2015, f. 4-30-15, cert. ef. 5/15/2015; OSMB 2-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 4-1-16 thru 4-18-16; OSMB 2-2020, amend filed 01/27/2020, effective 2/3/2020; OSMB 10-2020, temporary amend filed 08/31/2020, effective 09/01/2020 through 09/13/2020; OSMB 11-2020, temporary amend filed 09/08/2020, effective 09/09/2020 through 09/13/2020; OSMB 8-2021, temporary amend filed 08/10/2021, effective 08/10/2021 through 08/20/2021; OSMB 1-2023, amend filed 01/26/2023, effective 2/1/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 830.110 & ORS 830.175

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 830.110, ORS 830.175 & ORS 830.195