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= Boating, motors or other devices prohibited
= Speed restricted (including Slow-no wake).
= Other activities, movements or equipment restricted
Motor restrictions, speed limits and other operating reglations on Oregon waterways.
 
Listed by Waterbody, County, Oregon Administrative Rule or Oregon Revised Statute

A
Agate Reservoir
Jackson, 250-020-0151
  Electric motor only.

Alameda Lake
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Motor prohibited.

Alsea River
Lincoln, 250-020-0231, 250-021-0040
 Jet pump drive prohibited above Hatchery Creek.
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats within 200' of marinas, ramps, private docks.
 Personal watercraft allowed below Hatchery Creek. (see P. 5)

Amos and Andy Lake
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 Motor prohibited.

Anthony Lake
Baker, 250-020-0013
 Electric motor only.

Applegate Reservoir
Jackson, 250-020-0151
  10 mph speed limit for motorboats.

B
Badger Lake
Hood River, 250-020-0141
 Motor prohibited.

Balm Creek Reservoir
Baker County 250-020-0013
  Electric motor only

Ben Irving Reservoir
Douglas, 250-020-0102
  35 mph speed limit, from "A" markers downstream 1.2 mi. to dam.
  5 mph speed limit for motorboats, from "A" markers upstream 1 mi. to "B" markers, and within 100' of boat ramp.
  Electric motor only upstream from "B" markers.
 Boating prohibited within log boomed area near dam spillway.

Benson Lake
Multnomah, 250-020-0280
 Motor prohibited.

Betty Lake
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Motor prohibited.

Big Lake
Linn, 250-020-0239
 Slow-no wake for motorboats within 200' of shore, designated swimming area, and posted area around boat landing and ramp.

Big Nestucca River
Tillamook, 250-020-0312
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats within 200' of moorage above and 100' of moorage of ramp below Woods Bridge.
 Motor prohibited above Cloverdale. (Nov. 1 through March 31)

Big Swamp Reservoir
Lake, 250-020-0211
 Electric motor only.

Blair Lake
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Motor prohibited.

Blue River Reservoir
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats within 300' of boat ramp or moorage.

Bradley Lake
Coos, 250-020-0063
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Breitenbush Lake
Marion, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Breitenbush River
Linn/Marion, 250-020-0043, 250-020-0260
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats north of Breitenbush River Hwy 22 bridge.

Brownlee Reservoir
Baker, 250-020-0013
 Slow-no wake at Farewell Bend State Park within 100' of designated swim area or 200' of boat ramp.
 Slow-no wake at Hewitt County Park within 200' of shore, from 100' above west ramp to 100' below east ramp.

Buckeye Lake
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 Motor prohibited.

Bull Prairie Lake
Grant, 250-020-0125
 Motor prohibited.

Bully Creek Reservoir
Malheur, 250-020-0250
 Slow-no wake within 200' of boat ramp or marked swimming area.

Burns Gravel Pond
Harney, 250-020-0132
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats adjacent to Hwy 78.

Bybee Lake
Multnomah, 250-020-0281
 Electric motor only.

C
Cache Lake
Jefferson, 250-020-0161
 Motor prohibited.

Calamut Lake
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 Motor prohibited.

Campbell Lake
Lake, 250-020-0211
 Electric motor only.

Cape Meares Lake
Tillamook, 250-020-0310
 5 mph speed limit.

Carmen Reservoir
Linn, 250-020-0240
 Motor prohibited.

Carter Lake
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Charlton Lake
Deschutes, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Chetco River
Curry, 250-021-0040
 Personal watercraft allowed on waters below head of tide. (see P. 5)

Clackamas River
Clackamas, 830.185/250-020-0033, 250-021-0040
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats from Hwy 99 bridge to Willamette River. (May 1 through Oct. 15)
Personal watercraft allowed on Clackamette Lake and downstream from lake to Willamette River. (see P. 5)
 Jet pump drives prohibited above a point 2.3 miles upstream of North Fork Dam.

Clatskanie River
Columbia, 250-020-0051
Slow-No Wake, maximum 5 mph upstream of a point approximately 100 yards north of Beaver Boat Ramp, as marked.

Clear Lake
Linn, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Clear Lake
Wasco, 830.185
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Cliff Lake
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 Motor prohibited.

Coffenbury Lake
Clatsop, 250-020-0041
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Collard Lakes
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats.

Columbia River
Lower Columbia, Clatsop, 250-020-0041
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats at Hammond Boat Basin.
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats in Astoria at East End, West End mooring basins.
5 mph speed limit for motorboats:
-- on Skipanon Waterway;
-- within 200' of Knappa Dock;
-- on Svenson Slough as marked;
-- on Warren Slough.
 
Lower Columbia, Columbia, 250-020-0051
Slow no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats between Sand Island and the City of Saint Helens from a point 200' upstream of the Courthouse docks to a point 200' downstream of the transient floats on Sand Island.
 
Scappoose Bay, Columbia, 250-020-0051
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph within 200' of Bayport Marina and public ramp.
(Also see Sauvie Island Wildlife Area, P. 39.)
 
Portland Area, Multnomah, 250-020-0280
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats in all of North Portland Harbor to a point 800 yards west of Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge.
Pass-through zone for boats and no water skiing, South Channel, Goverment Island as marked.
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats:
-- within Hayden Bay as marked by buoys;
-- within 200' of houseboat moorages at Government Island, South Channel;
-- within Commodore's Cove as marked by buoys;
-- between the Big Eddy wing dike and east Chinook Landing wing dike;
-- within Chinook Landing Boat Basin as marked.
Motorboat racing restricted to designated testing area between 43rd Street county boat ramp and Buoy No. 18, 8 a.m. to noon, Tuesday through Friday.
 
Columbia Gorge, Multnomah, 250-020-0280
5 mph speed limit for boats within 300' of the entrance to and within Rooster Rock channel.
3 mph speed limit for boats within Rooster Rock boat basin.
 Boating at Bonneville Dam prohibited within posted waters, Bradford Slough and the area upstream of a line between Robins Island and the Hamilton Island boat ramp as signed.
 
Upper Columbia, Wasco, 250-020-0350
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers permission required to operate in restricted area at The Dalles Dam.
 
Upper Columbia, Sherman/Umatilla, 250-020-0295, 250-020-0323
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats within 200' of designated boat ramp or marked swimming area.
5 mph speed limit for motorboats on Hat Rock Creek Inlet 100 yds. south of Columbia River.
Motorboats restricted to counter-clockwise pattern including those towing water skiers operating from Cold Springs and Sand Station recreation areas including launching and landing.
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers permission required to operate in restricted areas, John Day Dam, McNary Dam.

Cooper Creek Reservoir
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 40 mph speed limit for motorboats on main body.
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats within 200' of boat ramp, designated swimming area, and buoyed areas of Rachelle, Pierce, Canyon, Sutherlin and Douglas inlets.
 The 5 mph shoreline rule for personal watercraft does not apply in the area between Douglas Inlet and Sutherlin Inlet.

Coos River
Coos, 250-021-0040
 Personal watercraft allowed downstream of confluence with Millicoma River. (see P. 5)

Coquille River
Coos, 250-021-0040
 Personal watercraft allowed on waters below Hwy 42 S bridge in Coquille. (see P. 5)

Cottage Grove Reservoir
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats south of line between east shore marker near Wilson Creek and west shore marker near Cedar Creek; and within 200' of designated boat ramp or marked swimming area.

Cottonwood Meadows Lake
Lake, 250-020-0211
 Electric motor only.

Cougar Reservoir
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats within 300' of boat ramp or moorage.

Crane Prairie Reservoir
Deschutes, 830.185/250-020-0091
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.
 Boats with toilets prohibited unless toilets are:
-- equipped with approved device to render waste harmless; or
-- rendered inoperative by sealing discharge outlet.

Cullaby Lake
Clatsop, 250-020-0041
 Slow-no wake, maximum 3 mph for motorboats within 200' of ramp or designated swimming area.
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats north end within buoyed area.
 Towing of water skiers and other towed devices restricted to counter-clockwise pattern.

Cultus Lake, Big
Deschutes, 250-020-0091
 Boats with toilets prohibited unless toilets are:
-- equipped with approved device to render waste harmless; or
-- rendered inoperative by sealing discharge outlet.
 
Cultus Lake, Little (see Little Cultus Lake)

Cunningham Slough
Columbia, 250-020-0053
 Motorboat operation prohibited October 10 to January 20, except for persons possessing a valid Sauvie Island Hunt Permit.

D
Dairy Creek
Columbia/ Multnomah, 250-020-0053, 250-020-0285
 Slow-no wake for motorboats including canal.

Dark Lake
Jefferson, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Davis Lake
Deschutes/Klamath, 830.185
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats during legal fishing days and hours.

Deadhorse Lake
Lake, 250-020-0211
 Electric motor only.

Delintment Lake
Harney, 250-020-0132
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Depoe Bay
Lincoln, 250-020-0231
 3 mph speed limit for motorboats on Bay and on the entrance channel east of Hwy 101 bridge.

Deschutes River
(click image to enlarge) Lower Deshutes River - Click on image to enlarge.
Lower segment, Columbia River to Pelton Dam, 830.180/250-21-040, 250-030-0041
 Motor prohibited:
-- on segment bordering Warm Springs Indian Reservation;
-- between north boundary of Warm Springs Reservation and Buckhollow Creek, except to allow landowners ingress and egress, by permit;
-- between Buckhollow Creek and Macks Canyon from June 15 to Sept. 30 except to allow landowners ingress and egress, by permit;
-- alternating Thursday through Sunday periods beginning first weekend on or after June 15, continuing until Sept. 30, between Macks Canyon Campground and Heritage Landing boat ramp. (Click Here For Calendar)
 Pass through only, no dropping off or picking up passengers between upstream end of Rattlesnake Rapids and below Moody Rapids, except in emergency.
No more than two round trips per day from Heritage Landing boat ramp or Macks Canyon boat ramp.
Motorboat passenger limit of six persons on board between Columbia River and Sherar Falls.
Personal watercraft allowed downstream from Heritage Landing boat ramp (See P. 5)
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats from Columbia River upstream 500 yards.
Upper segment, Deschutes, 250-020-0091
 Towing of water skiers and other towed devices prohibited.
 Personal watercraft prohibited.
 Motor prohibited:
-- between Deschutes National Forest boundary and Jefferson County line including Mirror Pond in Bend;
-- between LaPine State Park and Pringle Falls;
-- between Aspen Camp boat ramp and north end of Lava Island.
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph speed limit for motorboats between Wickiup Dam and Deschutes National Forest Boundary.
5 mph speed limit for motorboats from the Forest Service boundary upstream to the north end of Lava Island.
 
(Also see Lake Billy Chinook P. 26, Lake Simtustus P. 29)

Detroit Reservoir
Detroit Reservoir - Click on image to enlarge.Linn/Marion, 250-020-0243, 250-020-0260 (click image to enlarge)
 
Towing of water skiers and other towed devices restricted:
-- to 200' or more from shore, except on "safe" (see P. ii) take-offs and landings;
-- to take-offs, landings perpendicular to shore.
Distances of boats from water skiers must be at least:
-- 300' behind skier;
-- 100' alongside skier.
Towing boat's bow must not be crossed within 200'.
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph speed limit for motorboats:
-- within 200' of shore or marked swimming area;
-- within 100 yards of any moorage in Breitenbush Arm;
-- north of Breitenbush River Hwy 22 bridge;
-- in North Santiam River 1100' northwest of Hoover Rock;
-- within 200' of northwest shore of Piety Knob.
Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph speed limit for motorboats on Breitenbush Arm from Hwy 22 bridge to a marked area west of Kane's Marina.

Devils Lake
Deschutes, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Devils Lake
Lincoln, 250-020-0231
 3 mph speed limit for motorboats within 200' of Sand Point Park swimming area or in area of "D" River outlet.
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats on "D" River west of south bank marker.

Dexter Dam Reservoir
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats:
-- within 200' of boat ramp or designated swimming area;
-- within 50' of the causeway crossing the reservoir.

Diamond Lake
Douglas, 830.185, 250-020-0102
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats from 6 p.m. to 9 a.m.
 45 mph speed limit for motorboats from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats within 200 yards of any boat ramp, boat dock, swimming area, inlet or outlet of the lake, designated campground or summer home.
 Personal watercraft prohibited.

Dog Lake
Lake, 250-020-0211
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Dorena Reservoir
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats southeast of a line between markers at Humphrey Point and northeast shore, and within 200' of boat ramp or marked swimming area.

Duncan Reservoir
Lake, 250-020-0211
 Slow-no wake for motorboats.

 
Page updated: August 31, 2007

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