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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

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Taylor Lake
Deschutes, 830.180
Motor prohibited.

Ten Mile Lakes Canal
Coos, 250-020-0062
Slow-no wake, idle speed (slower than 5 mph), entire canal.

Ten Mile Creek
Coos, 250-020-0062
 Idling speed only.

Ten Mile Lake
Coos, 250-020-0062
 5 mph speed limit within 200' of boat ramp or marked swimming area.
 Idling speed only for motorboats within 300' of Ten Mile Creek entrance.
 Slow-no wake for motorboats within 200' of entrances to North Lake Canal and on North Lake Canal.

Thief Valley Reservoir
Union, 250-020-0330
 No boat operation within 700' of dam as marked.

Thompson Reservoir
Lake, 250-020-0211
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Three Creek Lake
Deschutes, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Tillamook Bay
Tillamook, 250-020-0310
 3 mph speed limit for motorboats within Bay City and Garibaldi boat basins.
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats on Hoquarton Slough and within the diked areas of the county boat landings on Bay Ocean Road.

Tillamook River
Tillamook, 250-020-0308
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats above 3rd Street bridge (Hwy 131).

Timothy Lake
Clackamas, 830.185
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats during legal fishing days and hours.

Timpanagos Lake
Douglas, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Todd Lake
Deschutes, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

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

Torso Lake
Deschutes, 250-020-0161
 Motor prohibited.

Trail Bridge Reservoir
Linn, 830.185
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.

Trask River
Tillamook, 250-020-0308
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats above RM 0 to Hwy 101 bridge.
 Electric motor only above Hwy 101 bridge.

Triangle Lake
Lane, 250-020-0221
 area.

Trillium Lake
Clackamas, 830.180
 Motor prohibited.

Tualatin River
Clackamas/Washington, 250-020-0033, 250-020-0034, 250-020-0370
 Towing of waterskiers and other towed devices prohibited.

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Umatilla River
Umatilla, 250-020-0323
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats between Columbia River and Three Mile Irrigation Dam.

Umpqua River
Douglas, 250-020-0102, 250-021-0040
 5 mph speed limit:
-- from 30 yds. downstream of River Forks Park ramp to 100 yds. upstream on the North and South Umpqua forks;
-- within 300' of the ramp and designated swimming area at Scottsburg Park.
 Personal watercraft allowed (see P. 5) below Scottsburg Park.

Unity Reservoir
Baker, 250-020-0013
 Slow-no wake for motorboats within 200' of boat ramp.
 Boating prohibited below buoy line near dam spillway.

Upper Eddeeleo Lake
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Motor prohibited.

Upper Erma Bell Lake
Lane, 250-020-0221
 Motor prohibited.

Upper Klamath Lake
Upper Klamath Lake Regulations Klamath, 830.185, 250-020-0203, 250-020-0205
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats:
-- on portion of lake west of line extending from 0.25 mi. east of Crystal Creek on north shore of Pelican Bay south to opposite shore;
-- on Crystal Creek, Recreation Creek and Harriman Creek;
-- on portion of lake and Link River east of line from west side of Moore Park pumphouse north to west boundary of Pelican Marina (regulations lifted during authorized boat races).
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph within Moore Park Marina, or 100' of its entrance.
 Motorboat racing restricted to designated test area between east-west line extending from southeast corner of Wocus Bay and 0.5 mi. north of McCormack Point, west of Buck Island.

Upper Twin Lake
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 Motor prohibited.

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

Vernonia Lake
Columbia, 250-020-0051
 Electric motor only.

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

Waldo Lake
Lane, 830.185/250-020-0221
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats within 300' of boat ramp or moorage.

Wallowa Lake
Wallowa, 250-020-0340
 5 mph speed limit for boats within 200' of west shore in area between county boat ramp on north and mouth of Wallowa River on south except when towing water skiers on "safe" (see P. ii) take-offs and landings.

Walter Wirth Lake
Marion, 250-020-0266
 Electric motor only.

Walton Lake
Crook, 250-020-0074
 Electric motor only.

West Freeway Lake
Linn, 250-020-0240
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats.

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

Wickiup Reservoir
Deschutes, 250-020-0091
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats on Deschutes River and Davis Creek arms.
 Boats with toilets prohibited unless toilets are:
-- equipped with approved device to render waste harmless; or
-- rendered inoperative by sealing discharge outlet.

Willamette River
Portland area, Multnomah, 250-020-0280, 250-020-0282
 5 mph speed limit:
-- within 200' of west shore between Willamette Park boat ramp and Willamette Sailing Club;
-- within 100' of Landing Boat Club as marked (RM 15).
 Motorboat racing restricted to designated testing area 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, in Swan Island lagoon.
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats within 200' of the Oregon Yacht Club floating home moorage.
Clackamas County, 250-020-0032
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats:
-- between southern shore of Rocky Island and mainland;
-- within 100' of west shore (between RM 30.0 and 30.5).
 Boating prohibited from base of Oregon City Falls downstream to line, as marked, across river in the area known as the "cul-de-sac" or the Simpson Paper Co. tailrace.
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats:
-- Cedar Island lagoon;
-- from north point of Cedar Island's eastern spit, 100 yds. due north, then west to shoreline;
-- within 200' of boat ramp or marked swimming area;
-- within 200' of shore adjacent to George Rogers Park, as marked.
 Personal watercraft restricted from continuous operation except to transit between Hog Island and Union Pacific Railroad bridge, May 1 through Sept. 30.
Yamhill, 250-020-0380
 5 mph speed limit for motorboats within 150' of Newberg boat ramp.
Marion/Yamhill, 250-020-0263
 5 mph speed limit during July and August during Champoeg Pageant between RM 44.5 and 45.0, Thursday through Sunday from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Marion/Polk, 250-020-0261
 5 mph speed limit:
-- within 200' of designated boat ramp, swimming area;
-- between points 50' south of Center Street bridge and 50' north of Marion Street railroad bridge in Salem.
Linn, 250-020-0240
 Slow-no wake for motorboats within 50' of boat dock or ramp at Bowman Park.
 Racing motorboat testing restricted to designated testing area. Wednesdays, 8 a.m. to noon, between Southern Pacific Railroad Bridge and east boundary of Bowman Park, Albany.
Benton, 250-020-0026
 Racing motorboat testing restricted to designated testing area Tuesday and Thursday, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, from Harrison Street bridge downstream for 0.5 mile.
Main stem, Lane, 250-020-0040
 Personal watercraft allowed (see P. 5) downstream of Beltline Road overpass (RM 178).
Middle Fork, Lane, 250-020-0221
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats south of Rigdon Road (upper crossing) bridge.

Williamson River
Klamath, 250-020-0204
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph within 200' of docks on the river between the mouth and the Hwy 97 bridge.

Willow Creek Lake
Morrow, 250-020-0270
 Electric motor only on Balm Fork arm upstream of marked point approx. 1,000' downstream from Balm Fork bridge.
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats:
-- within Willow Creek arm upstream from a marked point on the south shore;
-- within 200' of boat ramp.
 Movement at more than 5 mph limited to counter-clockwise pattern on unrestricted portions of lake.
 Boating prohibited within buoy line 100' from dam.

Willow Lake
Jackson, 250-020-0151
 10 mph speed limit for motorboats on south portion of lake, as marked.
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats within Southwest Cove designated moorage area.
 Moorage permit required after 48 hours outside of designated moorage area.

Wilson River
Tillamook, 250-020-0308
 Electric motor only upstream of Sollie Smith Bridge boat ramp.
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph for motorboats downstream of Hall Slough to Sollie Smith Bridge boat ramp.

Winchester Bay
Douglas, 250-020-0102
 5 mph speed limit within Salmon Harbor limits.

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

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

Wood River
Klamath, 250-020-02-4
 Slow-no wake, maximum 5 mph on the channelized 1.6 mi section between Petric Channel and the mouth of Crooked Creek. Effective June 1, 1998 through May 20, 2001.

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Yaquina River
Lincoln, 250-021-0040
 Personal watercraft allowed (see P. 5) downstream of Toledo Airport boat ramp.

 
Page updated: August 31, 2007

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