2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 05 - State Government, Government Procedures, Land Use
Chapter 186 - State Emblems; State Boundary
Section 186.520 - Compact provisions.

The provisions of the Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact are as follows:

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ARTICLE I.

PURPOSE

The boundary between the States of Oregon and Washington along the course of the Columbia River has not been easy to ascertain because of changes in the main channel of the river with a result that a state of confusion and dispute exists and the enforcement and administration of the laws of the two states has been rendered difficult.

The purpose of this compact is to fix with precision by reference to stations of longitude and latitude the boundary between the States of Oregon and Washington from one marine league due west of the mouth of the Columbia River to the most easterly point at which the 46th parallel of north latitude crosses said river, at which point the river ceases to form the boundary between the two states.

ARTICLE II.

DESCRIPTION

The boundary between the States of Oregon and Washington from one marine league due west of the mouth of the Columbia River to the point at which the last described point number of the boundary as herein determined meets the 46th parallel of north latitude at 118º59'10".12 of the west longitude shall be as follows:

Beginning one marine league at sea off the mouth of the Columbia River at north latitude 46º15'00".00; running thence due east to point number 1 of this description, which point is at north latitude 46º15'00".00, west longitude 124º05'00".00; thence from point number 1 continuing upstream in the channel of the Columbia River by a series of straight lines connecting the following numbered and described points in consecutive order.

Point North West

Number Latitude Longitude

1 46º15'00".00 124º05'00".00

2 46º15'51".00 124º02'02".75

3 46º16'17".00 124º01'45".80

4 46º16'59".50 124º02'14".40

5 46º17'28".00 124º02'07".00

6 46º17'33".25 124º01'12".25

7 46º16'41".50 124º00'00".00

8 46º16'03".00 123º58'11".80

9 46º14'19".80 123º55'42".00

10 46º14'06".00 123º52'14".50

11 46º16'09".50 123º44'20".50

12 46º15'01".00 123º41'12".70

13 46º15'33".30 123º38'52".80

14 46º15'23".90 123º35'05".00

15 46º15'38".00 123º32'23".00

16 46º16'14".60 123º30'00".00

17 46º15'46".70 123º27'51".40

18 46º14'23".50 123º25'51".60

19 46º13'10".50 123º25'20".50

20 46º11'29".00 123º25'43".60

21 46º10'47".80 123º25'38".00

22 46º09'01".00 123º23'21".50

23 46º08'33".00 123º18'45".60

24 46º09'04".50 123º15'47".20

25 46º10'00".00 123º13'51".20

26 46º11'20".80 123º09'55".50

27 46º11'11".30 123º07'10".90

28 46º09'40".00 123º04'23".50

29 46º09'24".00 123º03'22".40

30 46º08'38".40 123º02'00".00

31 46º08'06".00 123º00'16".00

32 46º06'20".02 122º57'44".28

33 46º06'17".36 122º57'38".295

Description of Location of Point Number 33: A point on the center line of the Longview Bridge at

center of main span.

34 46º06'14".71 122º57'32".31

35 46º05'02".70 122º54'11".00

36 46º03'37".50 122º52'59".50

37 46º01'53".50 122º52'35".50

38 46º00'52".25 122º51'17".20

39 45º58'52".00 122º50'11".80

40 45º57'40".00 122º48'46".80

41 45º55'57".00 122º48'18".00

42 45º54'47".00 122º48'36".75

43 45º53'05".00 122º47'48".30

44 45º52'06".00 122º47'01".50

45 45º50'40".00 122º47'04".50

46 45º49'31".20 122º47'41".00

47 45º48'37".00 122º47'40".00

48 45º46'51".00 122º46'06".30

49 45º45'34".20 122º45'37".00

50 45º44'04".70 122º45'32".00

51 45º42'05".00 122º46'16".00

52 45º40'50".80 122º46'24".00

53 45º39'26".75 122º45'46".00

54 45º38'40".00 122º44'13".00

55 45º38'17".00 122º42'47".50

56 45º37'35".37 122º41'35".14

57 45º37'29".47 122º41'23".855

Description of Location of Point Number 57: A point on the center line of Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge across Columbia River, which point is at center of 3rd pier south of the draw span.

58 45º37'26".52 122º41'18".215

59 45º37'07".85 122º40'33".42

60 45º37'05".938 122º40'26".939

Description of Location of Point Number 60: A point on the center line of the west highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge.

61 45º37'05".62 122º40'25".86

Description of Location of Point Number 61: A point on the center line of the east highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge.

62 45º37'03".71 122º40'19".38

63 45º36'34".00 122º38'27".00

64 45º36'29".80 122º36'21".30

65 45º36'20".00 122º35'20".00

66 45º35'47".90 122º32'48".00

67 45º35'23".50 122º31'24".20

68 45º35'01".00 122º29'30".00

69 45º34'42".80 122º28'20".50

70 45º34'03".00 122º27'09".30

71 45º33'49".00 122º26'15".80

72 45º34'03".30 122º24'36".50

73 45º34'29".50 122º23'25".80

74 45º34'33".40 122º22'44".00

75 45º34'10".00 122º21'04".00

76 45º32'55".20 122º19'49".00

77 45º32'38".00 122º17'43".70

78 45º32'38".80 122º15'56".70

79 45º33'03".25 122º14'24".50

80 45º33'55".00 122º11'58".50

81 45º34'37".00 122º10'54".00

82 45º35'03".00 122º08'25".50

83 45º34'53".40 122º06'40".00

84 45º35'00".00 122º06'02".00

85 45º36'35".00 122º02'35".00

86 45º36'53".80 122º01'11".50

87 45º36'58".00 122º00'08".50

88 45º37'23".00 121º58'54".50

89 45º37'59".00 121º57'42".80

90 45º38'37".50 121º57'16".50

91 45º38'42".00 121º57'01".80

92 45º38'40".35 121º56'37".34

93 45º38'40".13 121º56'22".57

Description of Location of Point Number 93: A point at the intersection of the axis of Bonneville Dam and the center line of center pier of the spillway of said dam.

94 45º38'39".82 121º56'01".46

95 45º39'17".00 121º54'25".00

96 45º39'43".85 121º53'58".48

Description of Location of Point Number 96: A point on center line of bridge at Cascade Locks, known as "The Bridge of the Gods" and in the center of the main span of said bridge.

97 45º39'44".81 121º53'58".16

98 45º39'45".77 121º53'57".84

99 45º40'15".00 121º54'02".00

100 45º41'36".80 121º51'57".00

101 45º42'24".75 121º48'36".00

102 45º41'39".00 121º44'02".00

103 45º41'42".00 121º42'22".00

104 45º42'19".00 121º40'02".00

105 45º42'17".50 121º37'48".50

106 45º43'36".00 121º31'54".30

107 45º43'15".275 121º29'52".445

108 45º43'07".02 121º29'36".615

Description of Location of Point Number 108: A point on the center line of the Hood River Bridge at the center of the draw span of said bridge.

109 45º43'04".075 121º29'30".96

110 45º42'05".20 121º27'41".80

111 45º41'39".25 121º25'22".00

112 45º41'35".00 121º24'02".00

113 45º42'11".50 121º22'17".00

114 45º42'18".00 121º20'11".50

115 45º42'00".00 121º18'40".00

116 45º41'13".30 121º17'10".00

117 45º40'40".50 121º14'52".00

118 45º40'17".00 121º12'52".50

119 45º39'00".00 121º11'57".00

120 45º37'47".00 121º11'38".40

121 45º37'00".25 121º11'43".00

122 45º36'23".80 121º10'57".00

123 45º36'22".50 121º10'00".00

124 45º36'29".175 121º08'39".84

125 45º36'40".89 121º08'22".135

Description of Location of Point Number 125: A point on the center line of The Dalles Bridge across the Columbia River at the center of the main span of said bridge.

126 45º36'43".94 121º08'17".53

127 45º36'35".69 121º07'50".34

128 45º36'58".44 121º07'16".41

129 45º37'06".095 121º06'57".58

130 45º37'14".85 121º07'02".75

Description of Location of Point Number 130: A point on the axis of The Dalles Dam at Station 48 + 79 of the center line survey of said dam.

131 45º37'23".97 121º07'08".14

132 45º38'53".13 121º05'01".25

133 45º39'09".54 121º03'47".51

134 45º39'04".04 121º01'57".51

135 45º39'12".08 121º00'22".28

136 45º38'54".66 120º58'56".33

137 45º38'55".91 120º58'49".52

Description of Location of Point Number 137: A point on the center line of the Oregon Trunk Railroad Bridge and in the center of the 4th pier from the north end of said bridge.

138 45º38'58".405 120º58'35".90

139 45º39'24".84 120º57'06".97

140 45º39'23".58 120º56'34".22

141 45º38'24".54 120º54'44".75

142 45º38'35".09 120º53'40".72

143 45º40'18".79 120º51'15".26

144 45º41'11".69 120º47'14".64

145 45º42'19".71 120º43'38".83

146 45º42'42".58 120º42'10".70

147 45º42'57".18 120º41'18".11

148 45º43'48".14 120º40'05".19

149 45º44'45".12 120º38'01".97

150 45º44'47".00 120º37'17".91

151 45º44'47".99 120º35'23".91

152 45º44'18".49 120º33'29".23

153 45º42'37".59 120º31'17".65

154 45º42'00".37 120º30'16".48

155 45º41'40".42 120º28'53".22

156 45º41'58".55 120º24'08".96

157 45º42'41".66 120º19'30".62

158 45º43'16".74 120º16'56".18

159 45º43'33".84 120º12'34".62

160 45º45'43".67 120º10'10".01

161 45º46'24".09 120º08'25".17

162 45º47'07".10 120º04'08".70

163 45º48'26".17 120º00'49".27

164 45º49'28".29 119º57'52".64

165 45º49'41".97 119º54'21".95

166 45º50'25".18 119º50'53".51

167 45º50'52".00 119º48'05".62

168 45º50'45".15 119º46'18".16

169 45º51'25".40 119º40'07".80

170 45º54'20".70 119º37'20".96

171 45º55'10".82 119º35'58".28

172 45º55'32".25 119º34'13".67

173 45º54'31".37 119º31'24".18

174 45º54'23".43 119º29'13".01

175 45º55'03".10 119º26'57".35

176 45º55'18".10 119º21'48".12

177 45º55'51".37 119º19'52".71

178 45º55'54".48 119º19'39".28

Description of Location of Point Number 178: A point on the center line of the Umatilla Bridge at center of the north main span of said bridge.

179 45º55'59".59 119º19'17".20

180 45º56'10".26 119º17'47".60

Description of Location of Point Number 180: A point on the axis of McNary Dam at the north face of the south nonoverflow section.

181 45º56'15".24 119º17'05".76

182 45º56'24".05 119º15'21".40

183 45º55'58".60 119º13'28".22

184 45º55'40".97 119º11'39".82

185 45º55'40".26 119º10'05".04

186 45º55'58".55 119º07'30".72

187 45º56'34".25 119º05'32".00

188 45º57'31".28 119º03'37".36

189 45º58'09".33 119º01'33".95

190 45º58'45".73 119º00'27".12

191 45º00'00".00 118º59'10".12

ARTICLE III.

RATIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

This compact shall become operative when it has been ratified by the legislatures of the States of Oregon and Washington and approved by the Congress of the United States and the Constitutions of the States of Oregon and Washington have been amended to authorize the establishment of the boundary as herein provided.

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[1957 c.94 §2]

Note: The descriptions of the locations of points in Article II of the compact are as of 1957.

For ratification of compact by Washington legislature see chapter 90, Laws of 1957, (RCW 43.58.050–RCW 43.58.090), effective March 13, 1957.

For amendment to Washington Constitution authorizing establishment of boundary as provided in compact see Amendment 33 to Article XXIV, §1, Washington Constitution, approved November 4, 1958, and proclaimed December 4, 1958, by Governor to be approved.

For approval of compact by Congress see Public Law 85-575, dated July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 455 (1958).

Effective date of Oregon constitutional amendment (Const. Art. XVI) authorizing establishment of boundary as provided in compact is December 3, 1958.