OAR 250-020-0410: Boat Operations on the Columbia River

(1) A person must not operate a boat within any restricted area associated with a Columbia River dam without first obtaining permission from the District Engineer, Corps. of Engineers, U.S. Army, or a duly authorized representative. These restricted areas include: (a) Bonneville Dam: (A) All waters of the Columbia River and Bradford Slough within 1,000 feet above and 2,000 feet below the powerhouse, as marked. (B) The waters below Bonneville lock and dam bounded by a line commencing from the westernmost tip of Robins Island on the Oregon side of the river and running at a South 65 degrees West direction a distance of approximately 2,100 feet to a point 50 feet upstream of the Hamilton Island Boat Ramp on the Washington side of the river, as marked. (b) The Dalles Dam: All downstream waters other than those of the navigation lock downstream approach channel which lie between The Dalles Bridge and the project axis including those waters between the powerhouse and the Oregon shore and all upstream waters other than those of the navigation lock upstream approach channel which lie between the project axis and a line projected from the upstream end of the navigation lock upstream guide wall to the junction of the concrete structure with the earth fill section of the dam near the upstream end of the powerhouse, as marked. (c) John Day Dam: All of the waters within a distance of 1,000 yards above the dam lying south of the navigation lock channel leading to the lock and bounded by a line commencing at the upstream end of the guide wall and running in a direction 54°01'37" true for a distance of 771 yards, thence 144°01'37" true across the river to the south shoreline, as marked. The downstream limit is marked by orange and white striped monuments on both the north and south shores. These monuments are signs placed very nearly at the boat fishing deadline of 3,000 feet below the dam. (d) McNary Dam: All waters commencing at the upstream end of the Oregon fish ladder thence running in the direction of 39°28' true for a distance of 540 yards; thence 7°49' true for a distance of 1,078 yards; thence 277°10' for a distance of 468 yards to the upstream end of the navigation lock guidewall. The downstream limits commence at the downstream end of the navigation lock guidewall thence to the Oregon shore at right angles and parallel to the axis of the dam, as marked. (2) Approximate River Mile 7: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed in the Hammond Boat Basin. (3) Approximate River Mile 11: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed in the East and West Mooring Basins (Astoria). (4) Approximate River Mile 85: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow no wake speed between Sand Island and the City of St. Helens from a point 200 feet upstream of the Courthouse docks to a point 200 feet downstream of the public transient floats on Sand Island, as marked. (5) Approximate River Mile 105: A person must not operate or anchor a boat in the following described zone in Oregon Slough (North Portland Harbor): (a) Commencing at the northwesterly corner of that tract of land described in a Bargain and Sale Deed to RHODIA, Inc., recorded as Document No. 98028586, Multnomah County Deed Records; Thence, along the northeasterly line of said tract, S 47°46’ E, 513.54 feet to the northwest corner of the Alexander Brown Donation Land Claim; Thence, along the north line of said Claim S 48°30’ E, 764.51 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING of the SITE AREA being described herein; Thence, N 29°58’25” E, 133.84 feet; Thence, S 62°44’22” E, 461.47 feet; Thence, S 29°58’25” W, 227.76 feet to the northeasterly line of said tract; Thence, along said northeasterly line, N 61°15’ W, 60.85 feet; Thence, along said northeasterly line, N 52°30’ W, 115.5 feet; Thence, along said northeasterly line, N 48°30’ W, 291.49 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING as marked. (b) This area of land contains 2.0 acres (87,008 sq. Ft.). The intent of this description is to describe a line that surrounds the limits of the sediment cap location, plus a buffer zone. Bearings based on Document No. 98028586, Multnomah County Deed Records. (6) Approximate River Mile 105: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed in North Portland Harbor (Oregon Slough) from a point 800 yards west of the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge upstream to the east end of North Portland Harbor, as marked. (7) Approximate River Mile 107: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within Hayden Bay, which is defined as all waters south and west of a line 200 feet north of the Northeast point of Hayden Island and 200 feet north of the Northwest point of Tomahawk Island, as marked. (8) Approximate River Mile 109: A racing motorboat testing area is designated from the M. James Gleason Boat Ramp upstream to Buoy #18 (NOS Chart #18531). Testing is limited to the hours of 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. (9) Approximate River Mile 113: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed in the area commonly referred to as Commodore’s Cove, which is the area south of the buoys along the northern shore of Government Island in the waters adjacent to the I-205 Bridge, as marked. (10) Approximate River Mile 117: A pass-through zone is established in the south channel adjacent to McGuire Island between the east end of Big Eddy Marina and the west end of McGuire Point Marina, as marked. In this zone, a person must not operate a boat for the purpose of towed watersports. Additionally, a person must not operate a personal watercraft as defined in OAR 250-021-0020 in continuous operation above 5 MPH, except to transit directly through the zone. (11) Approximate River Mile 118: A person must not operate a boat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within 300 feet of shore between the Big Eddy Wing dike and the wing dike east of the entrance to the Chinook Landing Boat Basin and within the Chinook Landing Boat Basin, as marked. (12) Approximate River Mile 128: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed within 300 feet of the entrance to and within the Rooster Rock boat channel and boat basin. (13) Approximate River Mile 169: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow–no wake speed in the artificial lagoon by the Port of Hood River immediately to the west of the mouth of the Hood River and Nichols Boat Basin, as marked. (14) Approximate River Mile 181: From May 1 through September 30, a person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed in Salisbury Slough at West Mayer State Park. This includes all waters west of a line originating at the east end of West Mayer State Park swimming beach and extending northeast across the slough to the east end of spit of land separating the slough from the main river, as marked. (15) Approximate River Mile 298: A person must not operate a motorboat in excess of a slow-no wake speed on Hat Rock Creek Inlet from 300 feet south of the inlet's confluence with the Columbia River. (16) Approximate River Mile 299: A person operating a motorboat from the Cold Springs and Sand Station Recreation areas must operate in a counterclockwise direction.