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As of January 1, 2015
The provisions of the Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact are as follows:
The provisions of the Oregon-Washington Columbia River Boundary Compact are as follows:
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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 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.
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.
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:
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.
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
Point North West
Number Latitude Longitude
Number Latitude Longitude
1 46º15'00".00 124º05'00".00
1 46º15’00”.00 124º05’00”.00
2 46º15'51".00 124º02'02".75
2 46º15’51”.00 124º02’02”.75
3 46º16'17".00 124º01'45".80
3 46º16’17”.00 124º01’45”.80
4 46º16'59".50 124º02'14".40
4 46º16’59”.50 124º02’14”.40
5 46º17'28".00 124º02'07".00
5 46º17’28”.00 124º02’07”.00
6 46º17'33".25 124º01'12".25
6 46º17’33”.25 124º01’12”.25
7 46º16'41".50 124º00'00".00
7 46º16’41”.50 124º00’00”.00
8 46º16'03".00 123º58'11".80
8 46º16’03”.00 123º58’11”.80
9 46º14'19".80 123º55'42".00
9 46º14’19”.80 123º55’42”.00
10 46º14'06".00 123º52'14".50
10 46º14’06”.00 123º52’14”.50
11 46º16'09".50 123º44'20".50
11 46º16’09”.50 123º44’20”.50
12 46º15'01".00 123º41'12".70
12 46º15’01”.00 123º41’12”.70
13 46º15'33".30 123º38'52".80
13 46º15’33”.30 123º38’52”.80
14 46º15'23".90 123º35'05".00
14 46º15’23”.90 123º35’05”.00
15 46º15'38".00 123º32'23".00
15 46º15’38”.00 123º32’23”.00
16 46º16'14".60 123º30'00".00
16 46º16’14”.60 123º30’00”.00
17 46º15'46".70 123º27'51".40
17 46º15’46”.70 123º27’51”.40
18 46º14'23".50 123º25'51".60
18 46º14’23”.50 123º25’51”.60
19 46º13'10".50 123º25'20".50
19 46º13’10”.50 123º25’20”.50
20 46º11'29".00 123º25'43".60
20 46º11’29”.00 123º25’43”.60
21 46º10'47".80 123º25'38".00
21 46º10’47”.80 123º25’38”.00
22 46º09'01".00 123º23'21".50
22 46º09’01”.00 123º23’21”.50
23 46º08'33".00 123º18'45".60
23 46º08’33”.00 123º18’45”.60
24 46º09'04".50 123º15'47".20
24 46º09’04”.50 123º15’47”.20
25 46º10'00".00 123º13'51".20
25 46º10’00”.00 123º13’51”.20
26 46º11'20".80 123º09'55".50
26 46º11’20”.80 123º09’55”.50
27 46º11'11".30 123º07'10".90
27 46º11’11”.30 123º07’10”.90
28 46º09'40".00 123º04'23".50
28 46º09’40”.00 123º04’23”.50
29 46º09'24".00 123º03'22".40
29 46º09’24”.00 123º03’22”.40
30 46º08'38".40 123º02'00".00
30 46º08’38”.40 123º02’00”.00
31 46º08'06".00 123º00'16".00
31 46º08’06”.00 123º00’16”.00
32 46º06'20".02 122º57'44".28
32 46º06’20”.02 122º57’44”.28
33 46º06'17".36 122º57'38".295
33 46º06’17”.36 122º57’38”.295
center of main span.
34 46º06'14".71 122º57'32".31
34 46º06’14”.71 122º57’32”.31
35 46º05'02".70 122º54'11".00
35 46º05’02”.70 122º54’11”.00
36 46º03'37".50 122º52'59".50
36 46º03’37”.50 122º52’59”.50
37 46º01'53".50 122º52'35".50
37 46º01’53”.50 122º52’35”.50
38 46º00'52".25 122º51'17".20
38 46º00’52”.25 122º51’17”.20
39 45º58'52".00 122º50'11".80
39 45º58’52”.00 122º50’11”.80
40 45º57'40".00 122º48'46".80
40 45º57’40”.00 122º48’46”.80
41 45º55'57".00 122º48'18".00
41 45º55’57”.00 122º48’18”.00
42 45º54'47".00 122º48'36".75
42 45º54’47”.00 122º48’36”.75
43 45º53'05".00 122º47'48".30
43 45º53’05”.00 122º47’48”.30
44 45º52'06".00 122º47'01".50
44 45º52’06”.00 122º47’01”.50
45 45º50'40".00 122º47'04".50
45 45º50’40”.00 122º47’04”.50
46 45º49'31".20 122º47'41".00
46 45º49’31”.20 122º47’41”.00
47 45º48'37".00 122º47'40".00
47 45º48’37”.00 122º47’40”.00
48 45º46'51".00 122º46'06".30
48 45º46’51”.00 122º46’06”.30
49 45º45'34".20 122º45'37".00
49 45º45’34”.20 122º45’37”.00
50 45º44'04".70 122º45'32".00
50 45º44’04”.70 122º45’32”.00
51 45º42'05".00 122º46'16".00
51 45º42’05”.00 122º46’16”.00
52 45º40'50".80 122º46'24".00
52 45º40’50”.80 122º46’24”.00
53 45º39'26".75 122º45'46".00
53 45º39’26”.75 122º45’46”.00
54 45º38'40".00 122º44'13".00
54 45º38’40”.00 122º44’13”.00
55 45º38'17".00 122º42'47".50
55 45º38’17”.00 122º42’47”.50
56 45º37'35".37 122º41'35".14
56 45º37’35”.37 122º41’35”.14
57 45º37'29".47 122º41'23".855
57 45º37’29”.47 122º41’23”.855
58 45º37'26".52 122º41'18".215
58 45º37’26”.52 122º41’18”.215
59 45º37'07".85 122º40'33".42
59 45º37’07”.85 122º40’33”.42
60 45º37'05".938 122º40'26".939
60 45º37’05”.938 122º40’26”.939
61 45º37'05".62 122º40'25".86
61 45º37’05”.62 122º40’25”.86
62 45º37'03".71 122º40'19".38
62 45º37’03”.71 122º40’19”.38
63 45º36'34".00 122º38'27".00
63 45º36’34”.00 122º38’27”.00
64 45º36'29".80 122º36'21".30
64 45º36’29”.80 122º36’21”.30
65 45º36'20".00 122º35'20".00
65 45º36’20”.00 122º35’20”.00
66 45º35'47".90 122º32'48".00
66 45º35’47”.90 122º32’48”.00
67 45º35'23".50 122º31'24".20
67 45º35’23”.50 122º31’24”.20
68 45º35'01".00 122º29'30".00
68 45º35’01”.00 122º29’30”.00
69 45º34'42".80 122º28'20".50
69 45º34’42”.80 122º28’20”.50
70 45º34'03".00 122º27'09".30
70 45º34’03”.00 122º27’09”.30
71 45º33'49".00 122º26'15".80
71 45º33’49”.00 122º26’15”.80
72 45º34'03".30 122º24'36".50
72 45º34’03”.30 122º24’36”.50
73 45º34'29".50 122º23'25".80
73 45º34’29”.50 122º23’25”.80
74 45º34'33".40 122º22'44".00
74 45º34’33”.40 122º22’44”.00
75 45º34'10".00 122º21'04".00
75 45º34’10”.00 122º21’04”.00
76 45º32'55".20 122º19'49".00
76 45º32’55”.20 122º19’49”.00
77 45º32'38".00 122º17'43".70
77 45º32’38”.00 122º17’43”.70
78 45º32'38".80 122º15'56".70
78 45º32’38”.80 122º15’56”.70
79 45º33'03".25 122º14'24".50
79 45º33’03”.25 122º14’24”.50
80 45º33'55".00 122º11'58".50
80 45º33’55”.00 122º11’58”.50
81 45º34'37".00 122º10'54".00
81 45º34’37”.00 122º10’54”.00
82 45º35'03".00 122º08'25".50
82 45º35’03”.00 122º08’25”.50
83 45º34'53".40 122º06'40".00
83 45º34’53”.40 122º06’40”.00
84 45º35'00".00 122º06'02".00
84 45º35’00”.00 122º06’02”.00
85 45º36'35".00 122º02'35".00
85 45º36’35”.00 122º02’35”.00
86 45º36'53".80 122º01'11".50
86 45º36’53”.80 122º01’11”.50
87 45º36'58".00 122º00'08".50
87 45º36’58”.00 122º00’08”.50
88 45º37'23".00 121º58'54".50
88 45º37’23”.00 121º58’54”.50
89 45º37'59".00 121º57'42".80
89 45º37’59”.00 121º57’42”.80
90 45º38'37".50 121º57'16".50
90 45º38’37”.50 121º57’16”.50
91 45º38'42".00 121º57'01".80
91 45º38’42”.00 121º57’01”.80
92 45º38'40".35 121º56'37".34
92 45º38’40”.35 121º56’37”.34
93 45º38'40".13 121º56'22".57
93 45º38’40”.13 121º56’22”.57
94 45º38'39".82 121º56'01".46
94 45º38’39”.82 121º56’01”.46
95 45º39'17".00 121º54'25".00
95 45º39’17”.00 121º54’25”.00
96 45º39'43".85 121º53'58".48
96 45º39’43”.85 121º53’58”.48
97 45º39'44".81 121º53'58".16
97 45º39’44”.81 121º53’58”.16
98 45º39'45".77 121º53'57".84
98 45º39’45”.77 121º53’57”.84
99 45º40'15".00 121º54'02".00
99 45º40’15”.00 121º54’02”.00
100 45º41'36".80 121º51'57".00
100 45º41’36”.80 121º51’57”.00
101 45º42'24".75 121º48'36".00
101 45º42’24”.75 121º48’36”.00
102 45º41'39".00 121º44'02".00
102 45º41’39”.00 121º44’02”.00
103 45º41'42".00 121º42'22".00
103 45º41’42”.00 121º42’22”.00
104 45º42'19".00 121º40'02".00
104 45º42’19”.00 121º40’02”.00
105 45º42'17".50 121º37'48".50
105 45º42’17”.50 121º37’48”.50
106 45º43'36".00 121º31'54".30
106 45º43’36”.00 121º31’54”.30
107 45º43'15".275 121º29'52".445
107 45º43’15”.275 121º29’52”.445
108 45º43'07".02 121º29'36".615
108 45º43’07”.02 121º29’36”.615
109 45º43'04".075 121º29'30".96
109 45º43’04”.075 121º29’30”.96
110 45º42'05".20 121º27'41".80
110 45º42’05”.20 121º27’41”.80
111 45º41'39".25 121º25'22".00
111 45º41’39”.25 121º25’22”.00
112 45º41'35".00 121º24'02".00
112 45º41’35”.00 121º24’02”.00
113 45º42'11".50 121º22'17".00
113 45º42’11”.50 121º22’17”.00
114 45º42'18".00 121º20'11".50
114 45º42’18”.00 121º20’11”.50
115 45º42'00".00 121º18'40".00
115 45º42’00”.00 121º18’40”.00
116 45º41'13".30 121º17'10".00
116 45º41’13”.30 121º17’10”.00
117 45º40'40".50 121º14'52".00
117 45º40’40”.50 121º14’52”.00
118 45º40'17".00 121º12'52".50
118 45º40’17”.00 121º12’52”.50
119 45º39'00".00 121º11'57".00
119 45º39’00”.00 121º11’57”.00
120 45º37'47".00 121º11'38".40
120 45º37’47”.00 121º11’38”.40
121 45º37'00".25 121º11'43".00
121 45º37’00”.25 121º11’43”.00
122 45º36'23".80 121º10'57".00
122 45º36’23”.80 121º10’57”.00
123 45º36'22".50 121º10'00".00
123 45º36’22”.50 121º10’00”.00
124 45º36'29".175 121º08'39".84
124 45º36’29”.175 121º08’39”.84
125 45º36'40".89 121º08'22".135
125 45º36’40”.89 121º08’22”.135
126 45º36'43".94 121º08'17".53
126 45º36’43”.94 121º08’17”.53
127 45º36'35".69 121º07'50".34
127 45º36’35”.69 121º07’50”.34
128 45º36'58".44 121º07'16".41
128 45º36’58”.44 121º07’16”.41
129 45º37'06".095 121º06'57".58
129 45º37’06”.095 121º06’57”.58
130 45º37'14".85 121º07'02".75
130 45º37’14”.85 121º07’02”.75
131 45º37'23".97 121º07'08".14
131 45º37’23”.97 121º07’08”.14
132 45º38'53".13 121º05'01".25
132 45º38’53”.13 121º05’01”.25
133 45º39'09".54 121º03'47".51
133 45º39’09”.54 121º03’47”.51
134 45º39'04".04 121º01'57".51
134 45º39’04”.04 121º01’57”.51
135 45º39'12".08 121º00'22".28
135 45º39’12”.08 121º00’22”.28
136 45º38'54".66 120º58'56".33
136 45º38’54”.66 120º58’56”.33
137 45º38'55".91 120º58'49".52
137 45º38’55”.91 120º58’49”.52
138 45º38'58".405 120º58'35".90
138 45º38’58”.405 120º58’35”.90
139 45º39'24".84 120º57'06".97
139 45º39’24”.84 120º57’06”.97
140 45º39'23".58 120º56'34".22
140 45º39’23”.58 120º56’34”.22
141 45º38'24".54 120º54'44".75
141 45º38’24”.54 120º54’44”.75
142 45º38'35".09 120º53'40".72
142 45º38’35”.09 120º53’40”.72
143 45º40'18".79 120º51'15".26
143 45º40’18”.79 120º51’15”.26
144 45º41'11".69 120º47'14".64
144 45º41’11”.69 120º47’14”.64
145 45º42'19".71 120º43'38".83
145 45º42’19”.71 120º43’38”.83
146 45º42'42".58 120º42'10".70
146 45º42’42”.58 120º42’10”.70
147 45º42'57".18 120º41'18".11
147 45º42’57”.18 120º41’18”.11
148 45º43'48".14 120º40'05".19
148 45º43’48”.14 120º40’05”.19
149 45º44'45".12 120º38'01".97
149 45º44’45”.12 120º38’01”.97
150 45º44'47".00 120º37'17".91
150 45º44’47”.00 120º37’17”.91
151 45º44'47".99 120º35'23".91
151 45º44’47”.99 120º35’23”.91
152 45º44'18".49 120º33'29".23
152 45º44’18”.49 120º33’29”.23
153 45º42'37".59 120º31'17".65
153 45º42’37”.59 120º31’17”.65
154 45º42'00".37 120º30'16".48
154 45º42’00”.37 120º30’16”.48
155 45º41'40".42 120º28'53".22
155 45º41’40”.42 120º28’53”.22
156 45º41'58".55 120º24'08".96
156 45º41’58”.55 120º24’08”.96
157 45º42'41".66 120º19'30".62
157 45º42’41”.66 120º19’30”.62
158 45º43'16".74 120º16'56".18
158 45º43’16”.74 120º16’56”.18
159 45º43'33".84 120º12'34".62
159 45º43’33”.84 120º12’34”.62
160 45º45'43".67 120º10'10".01
160 45º45’43”.67 120º10’10”.01
161 45º46'24".09 120º08'25".17
161 45º46’24”.09 120º08’25”.17
162 45º47'07".10 120º04'08".70
162 45º47’07”.10 120º04’08”.70
163 45º48'26".17 120º00'49".27
163 45º48’26”.17 120º00’49”.27
164 45º49'28".29 119º57'52".64
164 45º49’28”.29 119º57’52”.64
165 45º49'41".97 119º54'21".95
165 45º49’41”.97 119º54’21”.95
166 45º50'25".18 119º50'53".51
166 45º50’25”.18 119º50’53”.51
167 45º50'52".00 119º48'05".62
167 45º50’52”.00 119º48’05”.62
168 45º50'45".15 119º46'18".16
168 45º50’45”.15 119º46’18”.16
169 45º51'25".40 119º40'07".80
169 45º51’25”.40 119º40’07”.80
170 45º54'20".70 119º37'20".96
170 45º54’20”.70 119º37’20”.96
171 45º55'10".82 119º35'58".28
171 45º55’10”.82 119º35’58”.28
172 45º55'32".25 119º34'13".67
172 45º55’32”.25 119º34’13”.67
173 45º54'31".37 119º31'24".18
173 45º54’31”.37 119º31’24”.18
174 45º54'23".43 119º29'13".01
174 45º54’23”.43 119º29’13”.01
175 45º55'03".10 119º26'57".35
175 45º55’03”.10 119º26’57”.35
176 45º55'18".10 119º21'48".12
176 45º55’18”.10 119º21’48”.12
177 45º55'51".37 119º19'52".71
177 45º55’51”.37 119º19’52”.71
178 45º55'54".48 119º19'39".28
178 45º55’54”.48 119º19’39”.28
179 45º55'59".59 119º19'17".20
179 45º55’59”.59 119º19’17”.20
180 45º56'10".26 119º17'47".60
180 45º56’10”.26 119º17’47”.60
181 45º56'15".24 119º17'05".76
181 45º56’15”.24 119º17’05”.76
182 45º56'24".05 119º15'21".40
182 45º56’24”.05 119º15’21”.40
183 45º55'58".60 119º13'28".22
183 45º55’58”.60 119º13’28”.22
184 45º55'40".97 119º11'39".82
184 45º55’40”.97 119º11’39”.82
185 45º55'40".26 119º10'05".04
185 45º55’40”.26 119º10’05”.04
186 45º55'58".55 119º07'30".72
186 45º55’58”.55 119º07’30”.72
187 45º56'34".25 119º05'32".00
187 45º56’34”.25 119º05’32”.00
188 45º57'31".28 119º03'37".36
188 45º57’31”.28 119º03’37”.36
189 45º58'09".33 119º01'33".95
189 45º58’09”.33 119º01’33”.95
190 45º58'45".73 119º00'27".12
190 45º58’45”.73 119º00’27”.12
191 45º00'00".00 118º59'10".12
191 45º00’00”.00 118º59’10”.12
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.
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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Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.