RCW 43.58.050
Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact
—
Ratification.
The interstate compact determining the Oregon-Washington boundary on the Columbia River which was executed on the 21st day of December, 1956 by the Oregon commission on interstate cooperation for the state of Oregon and the Washington-Oregon boundary commission for the state of Washington is hereby ratified and approved.
[
1965 c 8 s 43.58.050
. Prior:
1957 c 90 s 1
.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note:
The effective date of RCW 43.58.050
was March 13, 1957. State Constitution, Amendment 33, recognizing the modification of the state's boundaries through appropriate compact procedure, was approved by the voters on November 4th, 1958, and the governor's proclamation relating thereto was issued on December 4th, 1958.
The Oregon legislature has ratified the compact, see Oregon Revised Statutes ss 186.510 and 186.520, effective April 4, 1957. See also, Article XVI of the Oregon Constitution relating to state boundaries which was adopted by the people November 4, 1958, effective December 3, 1958.
Congressional ratification is contained in Public Law 85-575, dated July 31, 1958.
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 s 43.58.060
. Prior:
1957 c 90 s 2
.]
RCW 43.58.070
Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact
—
Transfer of records, etc., to division of archives.
Upon ratification by the state of Oregon and approval by the Congress of the United States of the compact set forth in RCW 43.58.060, the secretary of the Washington-Oregon boundary commission is hereby directed to transmit all records, work sheets, maps, minutes and other papers of said commission to the division of archives and records management of the office of the secretary of state.
[
1981 c 115 s 3
;
1965 c 8 s 43.58.070
. Prior:
1957 c 90 s 3
.]
NOTES:
Effective date
—
1981 c 115:
See note following RCW 40.14.020
.
RCW 43.58.090
Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact
—
Repeal of RCW 43.58.010
through
43.58.040, when.
Chapter 27, Laws of 1937, as amended by chapter 6, Laws of 1955 extraordinary session and chapter
43.58
RCW [RCW 43.58.010
through
43.58.040
] each shall be repealed when the compact set forth in RCW 43.58.060
has been ratified by the state of Oregon and approved by the Congress of the United States.
[
1965 c 8 s 43.58.090
. Prior:
1957 c 90 s 5
.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note:
See note following RCW 43.58.050
.