2012 Revised Code of Washington
Title 43 - STATE GOVERNMENT — EXECUTIVE
43.58 Washington-Oregon boundary commission.
43.58.060 Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact -- Terms and provisions.

RCW 43.58.060 Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact — Terms and provisions.

The terms and provisions of the compact referred to in RCW 43.58.050 are as follows:

INTERSTATE COMPACT DETERMINING

OREGON-WASHINGTON BOUNDARY ON THE

COLUMBIA RIVER


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 (# 191) of the boundary as herein determined meets the 46th parallel of North latitude at 118° 59'10".12 of West longitude shall be as follows:

     Beginning one marine league at sea off the mouth of the Columbia river at north latitude 46° 15'00".00; running thence due east to point number 1 of this description, which point is at north latitude 46° 15'00".00, west longitude 124° 05'00".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	Description of
Number			Latitude		Longitude	Location
1		46°15'00".00		124°05'00".00
2		46°15'51".00		124°02'02".75
3		46°16'17".00		124°01'45".80
4		46°16'59".50		124°02'14".40
5		46°17'28".00		124°02'07".00
6		46°17'33".25		124°01'12".25
7		46°16'41".50		124°00'00".00
8		46°16'03".00		123°58'11".80
9		46°14'19".80		123°55'42".00
10		46°14'06".00		123°52'14".50
11		46°16'09".50		123°44'20".50
12		46°15'01".00		123°41'12".70
13		46°15'33".30		123°38'52".80
14		46°15'23".90		123°35'05".00
15		46°15'38".00		123°32'23".00
16		46°16'14".60		123°30'00".00
17		46°15'46".70		123°27'51".40
18		46°14'23".50		123°25'51".60
19		46°13'10".50		123°25'20".50
20		46°11'29".00		123°25'43".60
21		46°10'47".80		123°25'38".00
22		46°09'01".00		123°23'21".50
23		46°08'33".00		123°18'45".60
24		46°09'04".50		123°15'47".20
25		46°10'00".00		123°13'51".20
26		46°11'20".80		123°09'55".50
27		46°11'11".30		123°07'10".90
28		46°09'40".00		123°04'23".50
29		46°09'24".00		123°03'22".40
30		46°08'38".40		123°02'00".00
31		46°08'06".00		123°00'16".00
32		46°06'20".02		122°57'44".28
33		46°06'17".36		122°57'38".295		a point on the center line of the Longview Bridge at center of main span
34		46°06'14".71		122°57'32".31
35		46°05'02".70		122°54'11".00
36		46°03'37".50		122°52'59".50
37		46°01'53".50		122°52'35".50
38		46°00'52".25		122°51'17".20
39		45°58'52".00		122°50'11".80
40		45°57'40".00		122°48'46".80
41		45°55'57".00		122°48'18".00
42		45°54'47".00		122°48'36".75
43		45°53'05".00		122°47'48".30
44		45°52'06".00		122°47'01".50
45		45°50'40".00		122°47'04".50
46		45°49'31".20		122°47'41".00
47		45°48'37".00		122°47'40".00
48		45°46'51".00		122°46'06".30
49		45°45'34".20		122°45'37".00
50		45°44'04".70		122°45'32".00
51		45°42'05".00		122°46'16".00
52		45°40'50".80		122°46'24".00
53		45°39'26".75		122°45'46".00
54		45°38'40".00		122°44'13".00
55		45°38'17".00		122°42'47".50
56		45°37'35".37		122°41'35".14
57		45°37'29".47		122°41'23".855		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		45°37'26".52		122°41'18".215
59		45°37'07".85		122°40'33".42
60		45°37'05".938		122°40'26".939		a point on the center line of the west highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge
61		45°37'05".62		122°40'25".86		a point on the center line of the east highway bridge crossing the Columbia River between Portland, Ore. and Vancouver, Wash., said point being 12.0 ft. south from the center of pier No. 6 of said bridge
62		45°37'03".71		122°40'19".38
63		45°36'34".00		122°38'27".00
64		45°36'29".80		122°36'21".30
65		45°36'20".00		122°35'20".00
66		45°35'47".90		122°32'48".00
67		45°35'23".50		122°31'24".20
68		45°35'01".00		122°29'30".00
69		45°34'42".80		122°28'20".50
70		45°34'03".00		122°27'09".30
71		45°33'49".00		122°26'15".80
72		45°34'03".30		122°24'36".50
73		45°34'29".50		122°23'25".80
74		45°34'33".40		122°22'44".00
75		45°34'10".00		122°21'04".00
76		45°32'55".20		122°19'49".00
77		45°32'38".00		122°17'43".70
78		45°32'38".80		122°15'56".70
79		45°33'03".25		122°14'24".50
80		45°33'55".00		122°11'58".50
81		45°34'37".00		122°10'54".00
82		45°35'03".00		122°08'25".50
83		45°34'53".40		122°06'40".00
84		45°35'00".00		122°06'02".00
85		45°36'35".00		122°02'35".00
86		45°36'53".80		122°01'11".50
87		45°36'58".00		122°00'08".50
88		45°37'23".00		121°58'54".50
89		45°37'59".00		121°57'42".80
90		45°38'37".50		121°57'16".50
91		45°38'42".00		121°57'01".80
92		45°38'40".35		121°56'37".34
93		45°38'40".13		121°56'22".57		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		45°38'39".82		121°56'01".46
95		45°39'17".00		121°54'25".00
96		45°39'43".85		121°53'58".48		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		45°39'44".81		121°53'58".16
98		45°39'45".77		121°53'57".84
99		45°40'15".00		121°54'02".00
100		45°41'36".80		121°51'57".00
101		45°42'24".75		121°48'36".00
102		45°41'39".00		121°44'02".00
103		45°41'42".00		121°42'22".00
104		45°42'19".00		121°40'02".00
105		45°42'17".50		121°37'48".50
106		45°43'36".00		121°31'54".30
107		45°43'15".275		121°29'52".445
108		45°43'07".02		121°29'36".615		a point on the center line of the Hood River Bridge at the center of the draw span of said bridge
109		45°43'04".075		121°29'30".96
110		45°42'05".20		121°27'41".80
111		45°41'39".25		121°25'22".00
112		45°41'35".00		121°24'02".00
113		45°42'11".50		121°22'17".00
114		45°42'18".00		121°20'11".50
115		45°42'00".00		121°18'40".00
116		45°41'13".30		121°17'10".00
117		45°40'40".50		121°14'52".00
118		45°40'17".00		121°12'52".50
119		45°39'00".00		121°11'57".00
120		45°37'47".00		121°11'38".40
121		45°37'00".25		121°11'43".00
122		45°36'23".80		121°10'57".00
123		45°36'22".50		121°10'00".00
124		45°36'29".175		121°08'39".84
125		45°36'40".89		121°08'22".135		a point on the center line of the Dallas Bridge across the Columbia River at the center of the main span of said bridge
126		45°36'43".94		121°08'17".53
127		45°36'35".69		121°07'50".34
128		45°36'58".44		121°07'16".41
129		45°37'06".095		121°06'57".58
130		45°37'14".85		121°07'02".75		a point on the axis of the Dalles Dam at Station 48+79 of the center line survey of said dam
131		45°37'23".97		121°07'08".14
132		45°38'53".13		121°05'01".25
133		45°39'09".54		121°03'47".80
134		45°39'04".04		121°01'57".51
135		45°39'12".08		121°00'22".28
136		45°38'54".66		120°58'56".33
137		45°38'55".91		120°58'49".52		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		45°38'58".405		120°58'35".90
139		45°39'24".84		120°57'06".97
140		45°39'23".58		120°56'34".22
141		45°38'24".54		120°54'44".75
142		45°38'35".09		120°53'40".72
143		45°40'18".79		120°51'15".26
144		45°41'11".69		120°47'14".64
145		45°42'19".71		120°43'38".83
146		45°42'42".58		120°42'10".70
147		45°42'57".18		120°41'18".11
148		45°43'48".14		120°40'05".19
149		45°44'45".12		120°38'01".97
150		45°44'47".00		120°37'17".91
151		45°44'47".99		120°35'23".91
152		45°44'18".49		120°33'29".23
153		45°42'37".59		120°31'17".65
154		45°42'00".37		120°30'16".48
155		45°41'40".42		120°28'53".22
156		45°41'58".55		120°24'08".96
157		45°42'41".66		120°19'30".62
158		45°43'16".74		120°16'56".18
159		45°43'33".84		120°12'34".62
160		45°45'43".67		120°10'10".01
161		45°46'24".09		120°08'25".17
162		45°47'07".10		120°04'08".70
163		45°48'26".17		120°00'49".27
164		45°49'28".29		119°57'52".64
165		45°49'41".97		119°54'21".95
166		45°50'25".18		119°50'53".51
167		45°50'52".00		119°48'05".62
168		45°50'45".15		119°46'18".16
169		45°51'25".40		119°40'07".80
170		45°54'20".70		119°37'20".96
171		45°55'10".82		119°35'58".28
172		45°55'32".25		119°34'13".67
173		45°54'31".37		119°31'24".18
174		45°54'23".43		119°29'13".01
175		45°55'03".10		119°26'57".35
176		45°55'18".10		119°21'48".12
177		45°55'51".37		119°19'52".71
178		45°55'54".48		119°19'39".28		a point on the center line of the Umatilla Bridge at the center of the north main span of said bridge
179		45°55'59".59		119°19'17".20
180		45°56'10".26		119°17'47".60		a point on the axis of McNary Dam at the north face of the south nonoverflow section
181		45°56'15".24		119°17'05".76
182		45°56'24".05		119°15'21".40
183		45°55'58".60		119°13'28".22
184		45°55'40".97		119°11'39".82
185		45°55'40".26		119°10'05".04
186		45°55'58".55		119°07'30".72
187		45°56'34".25		119°05'32".00
188		45°57'31".28		119°03'37".36
189		45°58'09".33		119°01'33".95
190		45°58'45".73		119°00'27".12
191		46°00'00".00		118°59'10".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.

[1965 c 8 § 43.58.060. Prior: 1957 c 90 § 2.]