Oregon Law
Law as of Jan 1, 2026
Chapter contents
551.010Use of “lands” in chapter; railroads subject to taxation; duties of surveyor and engineer 551.020Petition for formation of diking district; bond 551.030Publication of petition; order to show cause; viewers to investigate proposed works 551.040Duties of surveyors and viewers 551.050Hearing; postponement; decision of court 551.060Apportionment of cost of dikes and dams 551.070Advertisement for bids; contracts; bond; personal subscriptions; modification of plan 551.080Application for payment of assessments in installments 551.090Meetings of landowners; procedure; selection of advisory board and superintendent 551.100Superintendent; compensation; powers and duties; estimate of maintenance costs as basis for annual tax levy 551.110Deposit of district funds; payment of claims 551.120Damages; recovery by landowner 551.130Organization of repair and maintenance district for land already diked; levy in proportion to benefits; credit for original cost 551.140Realignment of dikes by landowner 551.150Vacation of right of way; reversion to original owner 551.160County authority as to dikes and dams 551.170Appeals from county court 551.180Dissolution conditions and procedure

Chapter 551 — Diking Districts

ORS 551.160 County authority as to dikes and dams

The governing body of any county shall have the powers provided for it in this chapter to regulate the building and maintenance of dikes and dams for the purpose of reclaiming and improving submersible lands as defined in ORS 274.005, or lands subject to overflow by freshets, and for the purpose of protecting lands from overflow where great damage is liable to be caused thereby.

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Earlier statutory text is available in an ingested published ORS edition.