- (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 T.V.A. 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 T.V.A. 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 T.R.M. 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.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 69-9-209 and 70-1-206. Administrative History: 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.