| State Ownership of Meandered Lakes |
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Tahkenitch Lake, photo Chris Castelli
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As stated in ORS 274.430:
(1) All meandered lakes are declared to be navigable and public waters. The waters thereof are declared to be of public character. The title to the submersible and submerged land of such meandered lakes, which are not included in the valid terms of a grant or conveyance from the State of Oregon, is vested in the State of Oregon.
(2) ORS 274.430 to 274.450 shall not apply to any nonnavigable lakes lying within the boundaries of any duly organized and incorporated drainage district which was in existence on January 1, 1921.
(3) Nothing in this section impairs the title of any upland or riparian owner to any vested rights in land which was added prior to May 25, 1921, by natural accretion or reliction to the lands of such upland owner.
Note: However, see United States v State of Oregon, 295 U.S. 1 (1935) which found that Malheur Lakes (Malheur, Mud and Harney) are meandered, but not navigable.
Meandered Lakes
Lake
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County |
Acres in Size (Meandered)
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Meandered Date
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| Cullaby Lake |
Clatsop |
216.00 |
1856 |
| Adams Lake |
Columbia |
29.00
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1853 & 1855 |
| Cunningham Lake |
Columbia |
155.00
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1859 |
| Henrici Lake |
Columbia |
62.00
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1853 |
| McNary Lake |
Columbia |
208.00
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1853 |
| Sturgeon Lake |
Columbia & Multnomah |
3,175.00
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1853 |
| Swan Lake |
Columbia |
39.00 |
1855 |
| Eel Lake |
Coos & Douglas |
349.00 |
1891 |
| Croft Lake |
Curry |
63.00 |
1879 |
| Floras Lake |
Curry |
279.00 |
1857 |
| Garrison Lake |
Curry |
117.00 |
1857 |
| Cultus Lake |
Deschutes |
1,140.00 |
1882 |
| Lily Lake |
Deschutes |
16.00 |
1884 |
| Carter Lake |
Douglas |
37.00 |
1857 |
| Diamond Lake |
Douglas |
3,012.00 |
1883 NE portion |
| Edna Lake |
Douglas |
34.00 |
1891 |
| Clear Lake |
Douglas |
280.00 |
1857 |
| Loon Lake |
Douglas |
145.00 |
1878 |
| Siltcoos Lake |
Douglas & Lane |
2,979.00 |
1857 |
| Tahkenitch Lake |
Douglas |
1,523.00 |
1857 |
| Magone Lake |
Grant |
35.00 |
1881 |
| Olive Lake |
Grant |
140.00 |
1883 |
| Strawberry Lake |
Grant |
33.00 |
1901 |
| Badger Lake |
Hood River |
45.00 |
1938 & 1939 |
| Agency Lake |
Klamath |
8,845.00 |
1871 & 1872 |
| Aspen Lake |
Klamath |
3,684.00 |
1858 |
| Crescent Lake |
Klamath |
3,640.00 |
1869 |
| Klamath Lake (portions) |
Klamath |
58,922.00 |
1858, 1880, 1893 |
| Lake of the Woods |
Klamath |
1,213.00 |
1920 |
| Miller Lake |
Klamath |
104.00 |
1883 |
| Round Lake |
Klamath |
734.00 |
1858 |
| Abert Lake (portions) |
Lake |
6,670.00 |
1888, 1910, 1920 |
| Anderson Lake |
Lake |
- |
1887 |
| Blue Lake |
Lake |
56.00 |
1920 |
| Bluejoint Lake |
Lake |
6,500.00 |
1883 |
| Campbell Lake |
Lake |
740.00 |
1914-1915 (surveyed) |
| Chewaucan Lake |
Lake |
125.00 |
1868 N. portion |
| Crump Lake |
Lake |
8,120.00 |
1875 |
| Dead Horse Lake |
Lake |
32.00 |
1920 |
| Dog Lake |
Lake |
205.00 |
1880 |
| Goose Lake |
Lake |
30,210.00 |
1872 |
| Hart Lake |
Lake |
7,750.00 |
1868 |
| Flagstaff Lake |
Lake |
3,630.00 |
1914-1915 (surveyed) |
| Mugwump Lake |
Lake |
200.00 |
1887 |
| Pelican Lake |
Lake |
190.00 |
1887 |
| Stone Coral Lake |
Lake |
970.00 |
1914 |
| Summer Lake |
Lake |
20,260.00 |
1873 - 1878 |
| Swamp Lake |
Lake |
880.00 |
1887 |
| Turpin Lake |
Lake |
215.00 |
1914-1915 (surveyed) |
| Upper Campbell Lake |
Lake |
920.00 |
1914-1915 (surveyed) |
| Clear Lake |
Lane |
148.00 |
1878 |
| Cleawox Lake |
Lane |
94.00 |
1857 |
| Gold Lake |
Lane |
90.00 |
1884 |
| Mercer Lake |
Lane |
340.00 |
1883 |
| Rigdon Lake |
Lane |
40.00 |
1884 |
| Triangle Lake |
Lane |
276.00 |
1873 & 1893 |
| Waldo Lake |
Lane |
6,142.00 |
1884 |
| Woahink Lake |
Lane |
726.00 |
1857 |
| Devil´s Lake |
Lincoln |
629.00 |
1872 |
| Big Lake |
Linn |
226.00 |
1896 |
| Clear Lake |
Linn |
152.00 |
1896 |
| Colorado Lake |
Linn |
26.00 |
1852 |
| Lower Cow Creek Lake |
Malheur |
600.00 |
1882 |
| Upper Cow Creek Lake |
Malheur |
1,032.00 |
1882 |
| Mission Lake |
Marion |
29.00 |
1851-1852 |
| Bybee Lake |
Multnomah |
275.00 |
1853 |
| Fairview Lake |
Multnomah |
56.00 |
1855 |
| Jewit Lake |
Multnomah |
93.00 |
1852 |
| Ramsay Lake |
Multnomah |
90.00 |
1853 |
| Smith Lake |
Multnomah |
643.00 |
1853 |
| Lytle Lake |
Tillamook |
57.00 |
1857 |
| Smith Lake |
Tillamook |
36.00 |
1857 & 1873 |
| Frances Lake |
Wallowa |
46.00 |
1901 |
| Wallowa Lake |
Wallowa |
1,950.00 |
1881 |
Sufficient evidence exists that the following lakes are also navigable.
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Lake
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County
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Acres in Size
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| Sucker Lake (Oswego) to pre-dam level |
Clackamas |
405.00 |
| Tenmile Lake |
Coos & Douglas |
1,187.00 |
| N. Tenmile Lake |
Coos & Douglas |
858.00 |
| Lost Lake |
Hood River |
250.00 |
| Lake Ewauna |
Klamath |
386.00 |
| Odell Lake |
Klamath |
3,420.00 |
Wallowa Lake, Photo Jill Burnett
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