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State Boating Rules
The Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) has administrative rules (OAR) that limit the use of some types of boats or limit motor use on several lakes and rivers within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.
| Water Body | Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) |
| Phillips Lake (Baker County) |
No person shall operate a motorboat in excess of a "Slow -- No Wake" speed within 200 feet of a boat launching ramp or designated swimming area, and within that area known as the Union Creek Inlet, beginning at a point approximately 500 feet south of the Union Creek Boat Launching Ramp and proceeding easterly across the inlet to a point on the opposite shore as marked. (OAR 250-020-0013) Marine Toilets: No person shall maintain or operate upon the following-named inland waters of this state any boat which is equipped with a toilet unless such toilet has an approved device to render waste harmless, or unless such toilet is rendered inoperative by having the discharge outlet effectively sealed. "An approved device" is a marine toilet, or a marine toilet attachment, which has been approved by the State Board of Health and the Department of Environmental Quality. (OAR 250-202-0014)
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| Anthony Lake (Baker County) |
No person shall operate a motorboat, except those propelled by electric motors. (OAR 250-020-0013)
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| Grande Ronde Lake (Union County) |
No person shall operate a motorboat for any purpose. (OAR 250-020-0330)
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| Mud Lake (Union County) |
No person shall operate a motorboat for any purpose. (OAR 250-020-0330)
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| Grande Ronde River (Wallowa County) |
No person, other than a member of the Oregon State Police, county sheriff, and governmental agencies of this state, and agencies of the federal government having jurisdiction over the following described waters, shall use a motor to propel a boat for any purpose on the Grande Ronde River between the Umatilla National Forest Boundary (1.5 miles below the confluence with the Wallowa River at approximately RM 80) downstream to the Oregon/Washington state line; except for landowner access for land management activities.(OAR 250-020-0340)
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| Snake River (Wallowa County) |
No person, other than a member of the Department of State Policy, county sheriff, and governmental agencies of this state and the federal government having jurisdiction over the following described waters, shall use a motor for propelling a boat for any purpose on the Snake River between Wild Sheep Rapid and Kirkwood Historic Ranch without a valid permit from the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area or Wallowa-Whitman National Forest. (OAR 250-020-0340)
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