Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 488 - Watercraft
EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION
Section 488.455 - Areas in which reduced speed required
Current through February 27, 2024
1. On the following waters, a vessel must be operated at a speed that leaves a flat wake, but in no case may a vessel be operated at a speed in excess of 5 nautical miles per hour:
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Waters |
County |
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(a) Bassett Lake ....................................................................................................... |
White Pine |
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(b) Cave Lake .......................................................................................................... |
White Pine |
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(c) Jakes Creek Reservoir ...................................................................................... |
Elko |
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(d) Onion Valley Reservoir ............................................................................ |
Humboldt |
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(e) Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area ............................................ |
Nye |
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(f) The lagoon south of Laughlin within sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 66 E., M.D.B & M., as marked with signs or buoys, or both .............................................................. |
Clark |
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(g) Likes Lake ................................................................................................ |
Churchill |
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(h) The Pitt Taylor Arm of Rye Patch Reservoir ............................................ |
Pershing |
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(i) Illipah Reservoir ......................................................................................... |
White Pine |
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(j) Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area ............................................... |
Lyon |
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(k) Upper Wall Canyon Reservoir ..................................................................... |
Washoe |
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(l) Echo Canyon Reservoir ............................................................................. |
Lincoln |
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(m) Silver Creek Reservoir .............................................................................. |
White Pine |
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(n) Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area ................................................... |
Lincoln |
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(o) Colorado River, the backwater south of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area within sec. 5, T. 33 S., R. 66 E., M.D.B. & M., as marked with signs or buoys, or both ............................................................................................. |
Clark |
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(p) Jiggs Reservoir ............................................................................................ |
Elko |
2. All boat harbors and other areas designated by buoys on any of the following waters are zones in which a vessel must be operated at a speed that leaves a flat wake, but in no case may a vessel be operated at a speed in excess of 5 nautical miles per hour:
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Waters |
County |
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(a) Lake Mead National Recreation Area....................................................................... |
Clark |
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(b) South Fork Reservoir ................................................................................................ |
Elko |
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(c) Wildhorse Reservoir ................................................................................................. |
Elko |
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(d) Lake Tahoe, Zephyr Cove ........................................................................................ |
Douglas |
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Cave Rock .............................................................................................................. |
Douglas |
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Glenbrook Bay ....................................................................................................... |
Douglas |
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Round Hill Pines Beach......................................................................................... |
Douglas |
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Sand Harbor .......................................................................................................... |
Washoe |
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Incline Village General Improvement District Boat Ramp .................................. |
Washoe |
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Crystal Shores West .............................................................................................. |
Washoe |
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(e) Washoe Lake State Park .......................................................................................... |
Washoe |
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County Boat Ramp ............................................................................................... |
Washoe |
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(f) Walker Lake State Recreation Area ......................................................................... |
Mineral |
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Sportsmen's Beach ............................................................................................... |
Mineral |
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(g) Lahontan Reservoir, Churchill Beach ..................................................................... |
Churchill |
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North Shore Marina .............................................................................................. |
Churchill |
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Silver Springs Beach ............................................................................................. |
Lyon |
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(h) Rye Patch Reservoir, Rye Patch Dam Access ......................................................... |
Pershing |
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(i) Topaz Lake, Boat Ramps ......................................................................................... |
Douglas |
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(j) Colorado River, adjacent to Harrah's Casino in Laughlin ....................................... |
Clark |
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(k) Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area, the lagoon used for launching boats ................................................................................................................... |
Clark |
Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, Motorboat Reg. No. 100 §§39 & 40, eff. 2-10-82-NAC A 12-1-82; 12-3-84, eff. 1-1-85; 12-3-90; 12-13-91; 12-16-92; 11-18-93; 10-13-95; R123-97, 11-14-97; R206-97, 6-19-98; R106-99, 10-27-99; R004-10, 4-20-2010; R055-13, 12-23-2013; A by R082-23A, eff. 2/9/2024
NRS 488.045, 488.059, 501.181, 501.243
