(1) By act of the Oregon Legislature, the
following streams are closed to further appropriation unless otherwise
indicated:
(a) The main stems and tributaries
of the Bull Run and Little Sandy rivers are protected for the exclusive use of
the city of Portland; subject to senior rights or claims predating February 24,
1909 (ORS 538.420);
(b) Hackett Creek, a tributary of the Sandy
River located in Clackamas County, and its tributaries, are withdrawn from
appropriation except for fish life (ORS
538.150);
(c) Except as provided in ORS
538.210, the following streams
forming waterfalls near the Columbia River Highway and flowing directly into
the Columbia River shall not be diverted or interrupted for any purposes (ORS
538.200):
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(A) Latourell Creek
-- Forming Latourell Falls;
(B) An
unnamed stream whose waterfall is approximately at the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 28, township one north,
range five east, at the northern edge of Tax Lot 27/28. The fall is on the
south side of the old Columbia River Highway, 0.7 mile west of the highway
bridge at Young Creek;
(C) An
unnamed stream whose waterfall is approximately at the southeast quarter of the
southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 28, township one north,
range five east, at the northern intersection of Tax Lot 27/26. The falls are
on the south side of the old Columbia River Highway, 0.6 mile west of the
highway bridge at Young Creek;
(D)
An unnamed stream whose waterfall is approximately at the northeast quarter of
the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 28, township one
north, range 5 east, Tax Lot 3. The falls are on the south side of the old
Columbia River Highway, 0.1 mile west of the highway bridge at Young
Creek;
(E) Young Creek -- Forming
Shepperd Dell Falls;
(F) Bridal
Veil Creek -- Forming Bridal Veil Falls;
(G) Coopey Falls Creek;
(H) Mist Falls Creek;
(I) Wahkeena Creek -- Forming Wahkeena Falls,
formerly known as Gordon Falls;
(J)
Multnomah Creek -- Forming Multnomah Falls;
(K) Oneonta Creek -- Forming Oneonta Falls
and Gorge;
(L) Horse Tail Creek --
Forming Horse Tail Falls;
(M)
Tumalt Creek;
(N) McCord Creek,
formerly known as Kelly Creek -- Forming Elwah Falls;
(O) Moffatt Creek -- Forming Wahe
Falls;
(P) Tanner Creek -- Forming
Wahclella Falls.
