2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 538 - Withdrawal of Certain Waters From Appropriation; Special Municipal and County Water Rights
Section 538.200 - Streams forming waterfalls near Columbia River Highway; withdrawal from appropriation or condemnation; diversion or interruption prohibited.


(1) Latourell Creek–forming Latourell Falls.
(2) An unnamed stream whose waterfall is approximately at the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 28, township 1 north, range 5 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.
(3) An unnamed stream whose waterfall is approximately at the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 28, township 1 north, range 5 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.
(4) An unnamed stream whose waterfall is approximately at the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 28, township 1 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.
(5) Young Creek–forming Shepperd Dell Falls.
(6) Bridal Veil Creek–forming Bridal Veil Falls.
(7) Coopey Falls Creek.
(8) Mist Falls Creek.
(9) Wahkeena Creek–forming Wahkeena Falls, formerly known as Gordon Falls.
(10) Multnomah Creek–forming Multnomah Falls.
(11) Oneonta Creek–forming Oneonta Falls and Gorge.
(12) Horse Tail Creek–forming Horse Tail Falls.
(13) Tumalt Creek.
(14) McCord Creek, formerly known as Kelly Creek–forming Elowah Falls.
(15) Moffatt Creek–forming Wahe Falls.
(16) Tanner Creek–forming Wahclella Falls.
(17) Eagle Creek–forming Metlako Falls.
(18) Ruckle Creek, formerly known as Deadman’s Creek.
(19) Herman Creek.
(20) Grays Creek.
(21) Gorton Creek–forming Gorton Creek Falls.
(22) Harphan Creek.
(23) Summit Creek–forming Camp Benson Falls.
(24) Lindsey Creek–forming Lindsey Falls.
(25) Spring Creek, also known as Wonder Creek–forming Lancaster Falls.
(26) Warren Creek.
(27) Cabin Creek.
(28) Starvation Creek–forming Starvation Falls.
(29) Viento Creek.
(30) Perham Creek.
(31) Phelps Creek, except those creeks which are tributary to Phelps Creek and which arise in the north one-half of section 5, township 2 north, range 10 east of the Willamette Meridian, subject to prior rights. [Amended by 1953 c.48 §2; 1985 c.261 §1]