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Oregon's Publicly-Owned Waterways
The submerged and submersible land underlying Oregon's waterways is publicly-owned if:
 
it has been determined to be navigable for title purposes
 
OR
 
is tidally-influenced.
 
Tidally-Influenced Waterways
 
 
Following is a list of Oregon waterways that have been determined to meet the federal test of navigability for purposes of State ownership of the underlying submerged and submersible land.
  
    Columbia River, Astoria-Megler Bridge
 

Waterway
Segment
Authority
Chetco River
RM 3.3 to "at least" RM 11 (about one mile upstream from the mouth of Elk Creek)
 
Oregon v. Tidewater Contractors, CV-93-6017-HO (D.Or. 1994)
Columbia River
RM 0 to 309 (Oregon-Washington border)
 
Oregon Admissions Act
Coos River
RM 0 to 4.5 (mouth of the Millicoma River)
 
Legislative action, 1870s
Coquille River
RM 0 to 36.3 (confluence of the North Fork and South Fork)
 
Legislative action, 1870s
John Day About RM 17.5 to 22.5 and 134.5 to 135.5
 
River mile 10 (Tumwater Falls) to river mile 184 (Kimberly)  
     
Marion County Circuit Court, June 2002
 
 
State Land Board declaration 2005
Klamath River
RM 208 to 233 (California border to Keno)
 
State Land Board declaration 1986
McKenzie River
RM 0 to 37 (Dutch Henry Rock)
Oregon v. Riverfront Protection Association, 672 F.2d 792 (9th Cir. 1982) State Land Board declaration, 1976
 
Rogue River
RM 0 to 68.5 (Grave Creek)
Administrative rule, OAR 141-81-050(1), adopted by the State Land Board in 1975
RM 68.5 to 157.5 (Lost Creek Dam) Land Board assertion of ownership, June 2008.
 
Sandy River
RM 0 to 37.5 (confluence of the Salmon River)
 
State Land Board declaration, February 2002
Snake River
RM 176 to 409 (Oregon-Idaho border)
 
Oregon Admission Act
Umpqua River
RM 0 to 111.5 (confluence of the North and South Forks)
Administrative rule, OAR 141-81-050(3), adopted by the State Land Board in 1976
 
Willamette River
RM 0 to 187 (confluence of the Coast and Middle Forks)
Corvallis Sand & Gravel v. Oregon, 429 U.S. 363 (1977)
Legislative action, 1870s


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