Section 1660-02-07-.23 - WATTS BAR LAKE(1) Motorboats in the cove around Spring City Park in the Wolf Creek Embayment of Watts Bar Lake extending from the bridge on new Lake Road to a point marked by a line of informational buoys approximately 50 yards northeast of the TWRA fishing pier shall operate at a "Slow-No Wake" speed.(2) Vessels operating in the Bowman Branch slough of Watts Bar Lake around Roane County Park shall operate at a "Slow-No Wake" speed from the mouth of said slough to a point approximately 300 yards to the rear of the slough as marked by a line of informational buoys.(3) Vessels operating in the cove around Shelton's Campground located near the mouth of White's Creek at Tennessee River Mile 545 shall operate at a "Slow-No Wake" speed and shall not tow persons on water skis surfboards, or similar devices as delineated by a line of informational buoys and signs.(4) All vessels being operated within the following TVA Recreation Area Ramps will be operated at a "Slow-No Wake" speed as delineated by a line of buoys: (a) Watts Bar Dam Reservation at approximately T.R.M. 530.2.(b) Hornsby Hollow at approximately T.R.M. 540.(c) Fooshee Pass at approximately T.R.M. 538.3.(d) Riley Creek at approximately T.R.M. 570.2.(5) All vessels are prohibited from operating within the following TVA Recreation Area Beaches as delineated by a line of buoys from May 1 through Labor Day. (a) Watts Bar Dam Reservation at approximately T.R.M. 530.2.(b) Rhea Springs at approximately T.R.M. 532.4 and Pine River Mile 3.5.(c) Fooshee Creek at approximately T.R.M. 538.3(d) Riley Creek at approximately T.R.M. 570.2.(e) Hornsby Hollow at approximately T.R.M. 540.(6) All vessels being operated on Watts Bar Lake in the cove of the Boy Scouts, Camp Buck Toms, located on the west bank at TRM 549.8L as delineated by a line of buoys and or informational signs, shall operate at a "Slow, No-wake" speed from June 1 through September 1.(7) All vessels being operated within the Camp Creek Cove at Lakeside Resort located off of Whites Creek on Watts Bar Lake as delineated by a line of buoys and or informational signs, shall be operated at a "Slow, No-wake" speed. Towing of surfboards, tubes, skis, and similar devices is prohibited within the zoned area.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-02-07-.23
Original rule filed October 26, 1988; effective December 10, 1988. Amendment filed March 10, 1995; effective May 24, 1995. Amendment filed July 31, 1998; effective October 14, 1998. Amendment filed October 3, 2001; effective December 17, 2001.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 69-9-209 and 70-1-206.