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Although complaints about the damage caused by wake boats have arisen across the country, the Willamette River in Oregon has been hit especially hard. Some limits have recently been placed on wakesurfing, wakeboarding, and tubing, but they do not directly address the concerns that wake sports are injuring and killing species of salmon and steelhead listed under the Endangered Species Act and diminishing the and safety and enjoyment of the river by other users. Similarly, it is far from an assured thing that the new rules will be able to protect municipal and private shoreline property from the kinds of damage they experienced prior to their adoption.
Update: In 2022, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill that prohibits wakesurfing on the Newberg Pool section of the river and limits the weight of boats used for wakeboarding and tubing in this stretch of the river.