Section 1660-02-07-.05 - PERCY PRIEST RESERVOIR(1) All motorboats being operated within the sites described below shall be operated at a "Slow-No-Wake" speed and shall not tow a person on water skis, surfboard or similar devices. (a) Site No. 1 ELM HILL PUBLIC USE AREA located on the west bank of the reservoir approximately river mile 9.4.(b) Site No. 2, HERMITAGE PUBLIC USE AREA located east of Percy Priest Dam at approximately river mile 6.8, the area known as Hermitage Cove.(c) Site No. 3, HAMILTON CREEK PUBLIC USE AREA located on the west bank of the reservoir in Hamilton Creek Cove at approximately river mile10.5.(d) Site No. 6, SUGGS AND VIVRETT CREEKS, PUBLIC USE AREA located on the east bank at the head of the Suggs Creek embayment at approximately river mile 12.5.(e) Site No. 9, FOUR CORNERS PUBLIC USE AREA located on the west bank of the reservoir in the Hurricane Creek embayment at approximately river mile 18.5(f) Site No. 16, FATE SANDERS PUBLIC USE AREA located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 29.3.(g) Site No. 13, POOLE KNOBS PUBLIC USE AREA located on the west bank of the reservoir in the vicinity of Sinking Creek at approximately river mile 24.(h) Site No. 20, FALL CREEK PUBLIC USE AREA located on the east bank of the reservoir within the Fall Creek embayment at approximately river mile 33.1.(i) Site No. 10, Long Hunter State Park located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 20.8.(j) Site No. 11, ELM HILL PUBLIC USE AREA located on the west bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 9.9.(k) Site No. 12, SMITH SPRINGS RECREATION AREA located on the west bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 14.(l) Site No. 13, COOK RECREATION AREA located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 11.4.(m) Site No. 14, SEVEN POINTS RECREATION AREA located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 12.(n) Site No. 6, Anderson Road Day Use Area is located on the west bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 13.(o) Site No. 26, Hamilton Creek Launch Ramp is located on the west bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 10.5.(p) Site No. 11, Fate Sanders Day Use Area is located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 30.5.(q) Site No. 15, Jefferson Springs Day Use area is located on the west bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 36.(r) Site No. 10, Poole Knobbs Day Use Area is located on the west bank of the reservoir river mile 28.(s) Site No. 13, Stewart Creek Day Use Area is located on the west bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 29.5(t) Site No. 4, Seven Points Campground Launch Ramp is located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 12.(u) Site No. 3, Cook Day Use Area Launch Ramp is located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 8.5(v) A portion of the area leased by the YMCA lying within a cove locate on the left descending bank, east of the Smith Springs Recreation Area, which extends outward in a 300 foot radius, more or less, from the YMCA dock as delineated by a line of buoys(w) A cove on the left descending bank adjoining the YMCA property at Stones River Mile approximately 5.3.(2) All areas listed above are further identified by informational buoys in the water on entering or leaving the areas and by informational signs at lunching ramps located within or near the areas.(3) Vessels being operated on J. Percy Priest lake within the Hermitage Recreation area, as delineated by a line of informational buoys, in Davidson County, shall be operated as follows: (a) Motorboats shall operate at a "Slow--No Wake" speed.(b) Motorboats shall not tow a person on water skis, surfboard or similar devices.(4) Vessels are prohibited in the sites described below: (a) Cook Recreation Area swimming beaches(b) Anderson Road Recreation Area swimming beach(c) Seven Points Recreation Area swimming beaches(d) Poole Knobs Recreation Area swimming beach The areas listed above are further identified by informational buoys.
(5) Vessels being operated on Percy Priest Reservoir within the Stewart Creek Fishing Cove at Stones River mile 14.0 as delineated by a line of informational buoys shall be operated as follows: (a) Vessels operate with electric trolling motors and paddles only.(b) Area designated as fish-only zone.(6) Vessels being operated on Percy Priest Reservoir within the Vivrette Creek Fishing Cove located on the east bank of the reservoir at approximately river mile 12.5 in Suggs Creek as delineated by a line of informational buoys shall be operated as follows: (a) Vessels operated with electric trolling motors and paddles only.(b) Area designated as fish-only zone.(7) Vessels being operated on Percy Priest Reservoir within the cove known as Party Cove on the left descending bank of the reservoir and west of the Hobson Pike Bridge and within the lease area of the YMCA Camp as delineated by a line of buoys shall be restricted to vessels operating with electric trolling motors and paddles only from May 1 through September 30. From October 1 through April 30, this will be a no-wake zone.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-02-07-.05
Original rule certified May 8, 1974. Amendment filed August 2, 1982; effective August 31, 1982. Amendment filed October 26, 1988; effective December 10, 1988. Amendment filed June 11, 1992; effective July 26, 1992. Amendment filed July 31, 1998; effective October 14, 1998. Amendment filed March 31, 2000; effective June 14, 2000. Amendment filed June 3, 2008; effective August 17, 2008.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 70-1-206 and 69-9-209.