Oregon Code § 501.540·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Multnomah-Clackamas Wildlife Refuge.
The following described land situated in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties shall
be known as the Multnomah-Clackamas Wildlife Refuge: Beginning at intersection
of center line of the channels of the Willamette River and Willamette slough;
thence westerly along center line of channel of Willamette slough to its
intersection with the south line of section 27, township 2 north, range 1 west,
Willamette Meridian; thence west along south line of sections 27 and 28 to
intersection with the Columbia River Highway; thence in southerly direction
along Columbia River Highway to intersection with Harborton Road; thence
southwesterly along Harborton Road to its intersection with Skyline Boulevard;
thence southeasterly along Skyline Boulevard to its intersection with Cornell
Road; thence west along Cornell Road to its intersection with the
Washington-Multnomah County line; thence south and east along the
Washington-Multnomah County line to the Willamette Meridian; thence south along
the Willamette Meridian to section 19, township 2 south, range 1 east,
Willamette Meridian; thence east along the north lines of sections 19, 20 and
21 to Stafford Road; thence east and north on Stafford Road to the west bank of
the Willamette River; thence southerly along the west bank of said Willamette
River to a point opposite the intersection of the east bank of the Willamette
River and the north bank of the Clackamas River; thence easterly across the
Willamette River to said intersection; thence easterly along the north bank of
Clackamas River to a point where the east line of Ninety-second Street in the
City of Portland extended southerly intersects the north bank of the Clackamas
River; thence north along the southerly extension of Ninety-second Street to
the point of the Multnomah and Clackamas County line, such point being at the
quarter-section corner of south side of section 21, township 1 south, range 2
east, Willamette Meridian; thence east along the Multnomah County line to its
intersection with Foster Road; thence northwesterly along Foster Road to the
intersection of Foster Road with Jenne Road; thence northeasterly and northerly
along Jenne Road to its intersection with Section Line Road; thence east along
Section Line Road to its intersection with Rockwood Road; thence north along
Rockwood Road to the north side of Sandy Boulevard; thence west along the north
side of Sandy Boulevard to the Government Island Road; thence north along the
Government Island Road to the high-water flowline of the south bank of the
south channel of the Columbia River; thence westerly along high-water flowline
of the waters of the Columbia River to the easterly line of the Spokane,
Portland and Seattle railroad; thence south along the Spokane, Portland and
Seattle railroad to the junction of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and
Navigation Company right of way; thence south along the Oregon-Washington
Railroad and Navigation Company right of way to the city boundaries of the City
of Portland; thence westerly along the north line of the boundary of the City
of Portland to the center of the channel of the Willamette River; thence in a
northerly direction along the center line of the channel of the Willamette
River to the point of beginning. [Amended by 1953 c.255 §2; 1973 c.723 §115]