OAR 250-020-0091: Boat Operations in Deschutes County

(1) Deschutes River: (a) A person must not operate a motorboat for the purpose of towed watersports. (b) A person must not operate a jet ski type boat on the Deschutes River. For the purposes of this rule, jet ski type boat means any motorized vessel or other description of watercraft which is generally less than ten feet in length and capable of exceeding a speed of 15 MPH, including but not limited to personal watercraft, wet bikes, and surf jets . (c) A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed from Wickiup Dam downstream to the Deschutes National Forest Boundary in Sec. 14.T.18.S., R.11.E., W.M. (d) A person must not use a motor to propel a boat from Pringle Falls downstream to the LaPine State Recreation Area boat ramp. (e) A person must not use a motor to propel a boat from Aspen Camp boat ramp downstream to the north end of Lava Island in Sec. 22.T.18.S.,R.11.E., W.M. (f) A person must not use a motor to propel a boat from the Deschutes National Forest boundary in Sec. 14.T.18.S.,R.11.E., W.M. downstream to the Jefferson County line. (2) Hosmer Lake: A person must not use an internal combustion engine to propel a boat. (3) Meadow Lake: A person must not use an internal combustion engine to propel a boat. (4) Torso Lake: A person must not use a motor to propel a boat. (5) Twin Lakes, North and South: 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 not operated in excess of a slow-no wake speed and the operator of the boat has a disability or operates the boat on behalf of a passenger who has a disability. Documentation of eligibility shall be produced at the request of any peace officer and includes any documentation of disability issued by a federal, state, or county governmental agency. (6) Wickiup Reservoir: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of 10 MPH on the Deschutes River and Davis Creek Arms of Wickiup Reservoir.