Title 201 · ORS Chapter 201

201.100). The western boundary of Jackson County is the eastern boundary of Josephine County (see 201.170). The southern boundary of Jackson County is the Oregon-California line. ����� Umpqua County,

Citation: ORS 201.100

Section: 201.100

201.100). The western boundary of Jackson County is the eastern boundary of Josephine County (see 201.170). The southern boundary of Jackson County is the Oregon-California line.

����� Umpqua County, referred to in 201.150 (1), was incorporated in Douglas County in 1863.

����� 201.160 Jefferson County. The boundary of Jefferson County is as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of township 11 south, range 19 east of Willamette Meridian; running thence in a westerly direction along township lines to the northwest corner of section 4, township 12 south, range 16 east of the Willamette Meridian; thence in a southerly direction along section lines to the southwest corner of section 33, township 12 south, range 16 east; thence in a westerly direction along township lines to the southwest corner of township 12 south, range 15 east; thence in a southerly direction to the southwest corner of township 13 south, range 15 east; thence in a westerly direction along township lines to the summit of the Cascade Range; thence northerly along the summit of the Cascade Range to the projection westerly of the township line between townships 8 and 9 south; thence easterly along such projection and along the township line between townships 8 and 9 south to the intersection of such township line and the middle of the main channel of John Day River; thence up the main channel of John Day River to a point where such main channel intersects the east line of section 25, township 9 south, range 19 east; thence south on the east line of range 19 east to the point of beginning.

����� 201.170 Josephine County. The boundary of Josephine County is as follows: Beginning at the east quarter corner of section 13, township 33 south, range 5 west, Willamette Meridian, which point is on the range line between ranges 4 and 5; thence west one mile; north one and one-half miles; west one and one-fourth miles; north one-half mile; west one and three-fourths miles; south one-fourth mile; west one mile; north one-fourth mile; west two miles; north one-half mile; west one-fourth mile; south one mile; west one and one-half miles; south one mile; west one-fourth mile; north one-fourth mile; west one mile; south one-fourth mile; west one mile; south one-half mile; west one-half mile; south one-fourth mile; west one-half mile; north on the range line between ranges 6 and 7 to the east quarter corner of section 13, township 33 south, range 7 west; thence west one and one-half miles; north one-half mile; west two and one-half miles; north one-half mile; west one mile; north one-half mile; west one-fourth mile; north three-fourths mile; west one-fourth mile; south one-fourth mile; west one-half mile; north to the township line; west on the township line to the southeast corner of section 31, township 32 south, range 8 west; thence north three-fourths mile; west one-half mile; north one-fourth mile; west one-half mile to the range line; south to the southwest corner of section 31, township 32 south, range 8 west; thence west to the southwest corner of section 36, township 32 south, range 9 west; thence north to a point on the line separating Douglas County on the north from Curry County on the south and due north of the head of Kelsey Canyon; thence down Kelsey Canyon to Rogue River; thence on a straight line to the head of a prominent butte situate on the top of the dividing ridge between the waters of Rogue River and Indigo Creek, and about two miles northeast of Bear Camp; thence to the nearest waters of Indigo Creek; thence following down Indigo Creek to the Illinois River; thence up the Illinois River to the mouth of Collier Creek; thence up Collier Creek and up the south branch of such creek to the top of the dividing ridge separating the waters of the Illinois River on the east from the waters of the Chetco River and the north fork of Smith River on the west; thence following along on the divide to the south boundary of the state; thence east along the boundary to the range line between townships 4 and 5, west of Willamette Meridian; thence north to the place of beginning.

����� 201.180 Klamath County. The boundary of Klamath County is as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the south boundary of the state and the range line between ranges 15 and 16 east; thence northerly along such range line to the northeast corner of township 33 south, range 15 east; thence westerly along the township line between townships 32 and 33 south to the southwest corner of township 32 south, range 12 east; thence northerly along the range line to the northeast corner of township 23 south, range 11 east; thence westerly along township lines to the summit of the Cascade Range; thence southerly along the summit of the Cascade Range to latitude 43 degrees 4 minutes north, being the north boundary of Crater Lake National Park; thence due west to the projection north of the range line between ranges 4 and 5 east; thence south along such projection and range line to the south boundary of the state; thence easterly along such south boundary to the place of beginning.

����� 201.190 Lake County. The boundary of Lake County is as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the south boundary of the state and the east line of range 28 east of the Willamette Meridian; thence northerly along such range line to the northeast corner of township 33 south, range 28 east; thence westerly along township lines to the southwest corner of township 32 south, range 24 east; thence northerly along the west line of range 24 east to the northeast corner of township 23 south, range 23 east; thence westerly along township lines to the northwest corner of township 23 south, range 12 east; thence southerly along the west line of range 12 east to the southwest corner of township 32 south, range 12 east; thence easterly along township lines to the northeast corner of township 33 south, range 15 east; thence southerly along the east line of range 15 east to the south boundary of the state; thence easterly along the south boundary of the state to the point of beginning.

����� 201.200 Lane County. (1) The boundary of Lane County is as follows:

����� (a) All that portion of Oregon lying south of Linn County, and south of so much of Benton County as is east of Umpqua County.

����� (b) The southern boundary of Lane County is as follows: Beginning at a point in the present boundary line between Lane and Klamath Counties on the summit of the Cascade Range, at a point due east of the southeast corner of township 24 south, range 5 east of the Willamette Meridian; thence west on the township line to the Willamette Meridian, at the southeast corner of township 24 south, range 1 west; thence north seven and one-half miles to the east one-quarter section corner of section 25, township 23 south, range 1 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west on the one-half section line 18 miles to the west one-quarter section corner of section 30, township 23 south, range 3 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence north four and one-half miles to the southeast corner of township 22 south, range 4 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west on the township line one and one-half miles to the south one-quarter corner of section 35, township 22 south, range 4 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence north 12 miles to the north one-quarter corner of section 2, township 21 south, range 4 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west ten and one-half miles to the southwest corner of township 20 south, range 5 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence north two miles to the southeast corner of section 24, township 20 south, range 6 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west six miles to the southwest corner of section 19, township 20 south, range 6 west of Willamette Meridian; thence north one and one-half miles to the east one-quarter corner of section 13, township 20 south, range 7 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west three miles to the west one-quarter corner of section 15, township 20 south, range 7 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence north two and one-half miles to the northwest corner of section 3, township 20 south, range 7 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west on township line to northwest corner of township 20 south, range 7 west; thence north to the southeast corner of section 24, township 19 south, range 8 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west two miles to the southwest corner of section 23, township 19 south, range 8 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence north two miles to the southwest corner of section 11, township 19 south, range 8 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west to the northwest corner of section 16, township 19 south, range 8 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence north one mile to the northwest corner, section 9, township 19 south, range 8 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west on section line two miles to the northwest corner of section 7, township 19 south, range 8 west of Willamette Meridian; thence north to the northeast corner of section 12, township 19 south, range 9 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west six miles on the section line to the southwest corner section 6, township 19 south, range 9 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence south on township line to northeast corner of section 12, township 19 south, range 10 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west on section line one-quarter mile; thence south one-half mile; thence west one-quarter mile; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-quarter mile; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-quarter mile to the southwest corner of section 12, township 19 south, range 10 west; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-quarter mile; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-half mile; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-quarter mile to the corner common to sections 15 and 22, township 19 south, range 10 west; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-quarter mile; thence south one-quarter mile, thence west three-quarters mile; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-quarter mile; thence south one-quarter mile; thence west one-quarter mile to the northeast corner of section 29, township 19 south, range 10 west; thence west one mile to the northwest corner of section 29; thence south to the southeast corner of section 31, township 19 south, range 10 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west to the northeast corner of township 20 south, range 11 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence south one-half mile to the east one-quarter corner of section 1, township 20 south, range 11 west of the Willamette Meridian; thence west on the half-section line to the Pacific Ocean.

����� (c) Beginning at a point on the left bank of the Willamette River where the south line of section 16, in township 15 south, range 4 west of the Willamette Meridian intersects the left bank, that point being 58 links east of the one-quarter section corner on the south line of section 16; thence running along the meanders of the left bank north 49 degrees east 4.50 chains; thence north 10 degrees east 14.50 chains; thence north 28 degrees west 13.50 chains; thence north 7 degrees west 28.70 chains; thence north 15 degrees east 7.30 chains; thence north 30 degrees east 3.50 chains; thence north 59 degrees east 7.85 chains; thence north 82 degrees east 4.50 chains; thence north 40 degrees east four chains; thence north 10 degrees east 4.50 chains to the meander corner on the north line of section 16 where the section line intersects the left bank of the river, that point being south 89 degrees 30 minutes east 14.18 chains distant from the one-quarter section corner on the north line of section 16 in such township and range; thence south 89 degrees 30 minutes east four chains more or less to the center of the main channel of the Willamette River; thence following the center of the main channel of the river in a southerly direction up stream to the south line of section 16; thence north 89 degrees 30 minutes west 10 chains more or less to the point of beginning, and containing 120 acres more or less.

����� (2) When the Willamette River serves as the boundary between Linn and Lane Counties in subsection (1) of this section, a reference to the river refers to the middle of the Willamette River as it existed on January 8, 2003, and may be further identified using coordinates and other location information determined by the affected county surveyors and filed by the appropriate counties with the appropriate county assessors and the Department of Revenue under ORS 308.225. [Amended by 2003 c.622 �2]

����� Note: In addition to the boundary described in 201.200, the eastern boundary of Lane County is the summit of the Cascade Range adjacent to parts of the western boundaries of Deschutes County (see 201.090) and Klamath County (see 201.180). The northern boundary of Lane County is the southern boundaries of Linn (see 201.220), Benton (see 201.020), and Lincoln (see 201.210) Counties. The western boundary of Lane County is the Pacific Ocean.

����� Umpqua County, referred to in 201.200 (1), was incorporated in Douglas County in 1863.

����� 201.210 Lincoln County. The boundary of Lincoln County is as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of Siletz Indian Reservation; thence east to the Polk County line; thence south to the southeast corner of section 36, township 9 south, range 9 west, Willamette Meridian; thence east one mile to the northeast corner of section 6, township 10 south, range 8 west; thence south one mile and 15.45 chains to the Polk County line; thence east to the Benton County line; thence south to the southeast corner of township 10 south, range 8 west; thence east to the northeast corner of township 11 south, range 8 west, Willamette Meridian; thence south along the range line to the southeast corner of section 13, township 13 south, range 8 west; thence west six miles to the northwest corner of section 19, township 13 south, range 8 west; thence south to the southeast corner of section 36, township 13 south, range 9 west; thence east to the northeast corner of section 1, township 14 south, range 9 west; thence south to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12, township 15 south, range 9 west; thence west along the one-sixteenth section line to the west line of section 7, township 15 south, range 10 west; thence south to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12, township 15 south, range 11 west; thence west along the one-sixteenth line to the west line of section 7, township 15 south, range 11 west; thence south to the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 12, township 15 south, range 12 west; thence west to the Pacific Ocean; thence north along the Pacific Ocean to the place of beginning.

����� Note: For description of area removed from Lincoln County and annexed to Benton County, see 201.020.

����� 201.220 Linn County. (1) The boundary of Linn County is as follows:

����� (a) All that portion of Oregon lying south of Marion County and east of Benton County.

����� (b) The southern boundary of Linn County is as follows: Beginning in the middle of the main channel of the Willamette River, due west from where the south line of section 3, township 16 south, range 4 west intersects the river; running thence east on the section line to the southwest corner of section 2, township 16 south, range 2 west; thence north on the section line to the northwest corner of section 23, township 15 south, range 2 west; thence east on the section line to the northeast corner of section 24, township 15 south, range 2 west; thence north on the township line between township 15 south, range 1 west, and township 15 south, range 2 west, to the summit of the ridge dividing the waters of the tributaries of the Calapooia River from the waters of the tributaries of the Mohawk River; thence easterly along the summit of the ridge dividing the waters of the Calapooia River and its tributaries from the waters of the tributaries of the Mohawk River and the tributaries of the McKenzie River to where the same intersects the west line of section 35, township 15 south, range 3 east; thence north to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 35; thence east to the east line of section 35; thence south to the quarter section corner between sections 35 and 36; township 15 south, range 3 east; thence east to the east line of section 36; thence south to the summit dividing the waters of Calapooia River from the waters of the tributaries of the McKenzie River; thence easterly along the summit of the ridge to the intersection of the summit with the present southern boundary of Linn County, in township 15 south, range 4 east; thence east along the present boundary line between the counties to the summit of the Cascade Mountains.

����� (2) When the Willamette River serves as the boundary between Linn and Lane Counties in subsection (1)(b) of this section, a reference to the river refers to the middle of the Willamette River as it existed on January 8, 2003, and may be further identified using coordinates and other location information determined by the affected county surveyors and filed by the appropriate counties with the appropriate county assessors and the Department of Revenue under ORS 308.225. [Amended by 2003 c.622 �3]

����� Note: In addition to the boundary described in 201.220, the eastern boundary of Linn County is the summit of the Cascade Range adjacent to parts of the western boundaries of Deschutes (see