690-502-0060 Middle Fork Willamette River Subbasin The Middle Fork Willamette River Subbasin includes the Middle Fork Willamette River and tributaries upstream from its confluence with the Coast Fork Willamette River south of Springfield: (1) Surface water classification: (a) The North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette River, from a point one mile upstream from the railroad bridge near Westfir to its headwaters, and Waldo Lake, are designated state scenic waterways. These waters and tributaries are classified only for domestic, commercial use for customarily domestic purposes not to exceed 0.01 cfs, livestock and public instream uses; (b) Except as otherwise specified in subsection (c) of this section, the Middle Fork of the Willamette River and tributaries below Dexter Dam are classified for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, industrial, agricultural, commercial, power, mining, fish life, wildlife, recreation, pollution abatement, wetland enhancement and public instream uses from September 1 through January 31, and only for domestic, commercial use for customarily domestic purposes not to exceed 0.01 cfs, livestock and public instream uses from February 1 through August 31; (c) The following streams and tributaries are classified for domestic commercial use for customarily domestic purposes not to exceed 0.01 cfs, livestock and public instream uses only: (A) Fall Creek tributary to the Middle Fork of the Willamette River; (B) Lost Creek tributary to the Middle Fork of the Willamette River. (d) The Middle Fork of the Willamette River and tributaries above Dexter dam are classified year-round for domestic, commercial use for customarily domestic purposes not to exceed 0.01 cfs, livestock and public instream uses only; (e) The waters of the natural lakes of the Middle Fork Willamette River subbasin above 3,000 feet elevation are classified only for domestic, excluding irrigation of lawn and noncommercial garden, commercial use for customarily domestic purposes not to exceed 0.01 cfs, livestock and public instream uses. Storage shall not be allowed on these lakes. (2) For the purpose of maintaining a minimum perennial streamflow sufficient to support aquatic life and to minimize pollution and of attaining the highest and best use of waters released from storage, no appropriations of water except for domestic or livestock uses or waters to be legally stored or legally released from storage shall be made or granted by any state agency or public corporation of the state for the following waters and as shown in Table 1: (a) The Middle Fork Willamette or its tributaries above the Willamette Middle Fork-North Fork of the Willamette Middle Fork confluence for natural flows of the Willamette Middle Fork below 285 cubic feet per second, plus waters released from storage of up to 690 cubic feet per second measured at a point between said confluence and 1.0 miles above said confluence; (b) Fall Creek or its tributaries above the Fall Creek–Willamette Middle Fork confluence for natural flows of Fall Creek below 40 cubic feet per second, plus waters released from storage of up to 470 cubic feet per second measured at a point between said confluence and 1.0 miles above said confluence; (c) The Willamette Middle Fork or its tributaries above the Willamette Middle Fork–Willamette Coast Fork confluence for natural flows of the Willamette Middle Fork below 640 cubic feet per second, plus waters released from storage of up to 1,475 cubic feet per second measured at a point between said confluence and 1.0 miles above said confluence. [ED. NOTE: Tables referenced are available from the agency.] Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310, 536.340, 536.410, 537.170, 537.356 & 537.358 History: WRD 12-1992, f. & cert. ef. 9-9-92 WRD 4-1992, f. & cert. ef. 3-13-92, Renumbered from 690-080-0021, 690-080-0022, 690-080-0023 WRD 3-1986(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-11-86 WRB 11-1985, f. & cert. ef. 9-5-85 WRD 5-1985, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-85 WRD 2-1981, f. & cert. ef. 4-30-81 WRD 9-1980, f. & cert. ef 11-26-80 WRD 7-1980, f. & cert. ef. 8-12-80 WRD 1-1980, f. & cert. ef. 12-19-80 WRD 2-1976, f. & cert. ef. 11-5-76 WRB 63-1975, f. & cert. ef. 6-5-75 WRB 47-1971, f. & cert. ef. 4-30-71 WRB 42-1970, f. & cert. ef. 5-1-70 WRB 40-1968, f. & cert. ef. 9-6-68 WRB 35-1966, f. & cert. ef. 6-10-66 WRB 32-1965, f. & cert. ef. 7-27-65 WRB 30-1964, f. & cert. ef. 7-3-64 WRB 29-1964, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-64 WRB 27-1964, f. & cert. ef. 5-11-64 WRB 19-1962, f. & cert. ef. 6-5-62 WRB 8-1959, f. & cert. ef. 4-21-59