Motorized Use of Alaska's Waterways

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1 Area District Lake Restrictions Phone Number Southcentral Motorized Use of Alaska's Waterways Anchorage Campbell Creek No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Chester Creek No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Fish Creek No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Rabbit Creek No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Ship Creek No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Bentzen Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Birch Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Connors Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Delong Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Edmonds Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Goose Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Hood Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Jewel Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Mirror Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Otis Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes

2 Anchorage Spenard Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Sundi Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Cheney Lake No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Little Campbell Creek No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Westchester Lagoon No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Taku Campbell No motorized boats or floatplanes Anchorage Sand Lake 50HP No wake limit: 100ft from shoreline 4pm-8pm Mon-Fri; noon-8:00pm Sat-Sun and holidays Anchorage Lower Fire Lake 50HP No wake limit: 100ft from Shoreline 4pm-8pm Mon-Fri;noon-8:00pm Sat-Sun and holidays /4355 Chugach SP Eklutna Lake The use of a boat powered by an electric motor is allowed (11 AAC ) Chugach SP Others No motor boats Cordova Area Chugach NF No restrictions Girdwood Area Chugach NF Portage Lake No restrictions Girdwood Area Chugach NF 20 Mile Placer boats welcome Homer Area Katchemak Bay SP The use of a boat with a motor, other than a personal watercraft, is allowed in Kachemak Bay State Park only on saltwater, China Poot Lake, Hazelle Lake, or Petrof Lake. A person may not launch or operate a personal watercraft in Kachemak Bay State Park.A person may not operate a motorized boat in excess of "Slow No-wake" speed, five miles per hour maximum, within two hundred feet of a state managed dock, swimming beach, or boat launch, or within an area designated and marked as a "Slow No-wake" zone. (11 AAC ) Katchemak Bay WP The use of a boat with a motor, other than a personal watercraft, is allowed in Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park only on saltwater. A person may not launch or operate a personal watercraft in Kachemak Bay Homer Area Saltwater only State Wilderness Park. (11 AAC )

3 Homer Area Kachemak Bay Stormy Lake No motor boats Kenai Area Johnson Lake SRA The use of boats powered by electric trolling motors is allowed on the waters of Johnson Lake State Recreation Area. (11 AAC ) The use of aircraft is allowed on Johnson Lake, except for the purpose of practice landing. (11 AAC ) The operation of a boat by the use of a boat motor is allowed in the Kenai River Special Management Area but a person may not operate a motor or combination of motors with a total propshaft horsepower rating or equivalent propshaft p horsepower rating greater than 35 horsepower. This horsepower rating limitation does not apply to: Kenai Lake, Skilak Lake, Kenai River between Kenai Lake Bridge and mile 80.7) and the operation of a boat by a federal, state, or local governmental agency for the purpose of law enforcement or search and rescue, or for the purpose of fish and game management under a park use permit issued under 11 AAC No person may operate a boat in the Kenai River Special Management Area by the use of a motor which has been altered or disguised with respect to the manufacturer's propshaft horsepower rating, manufacturer cowling decals, or the model or serial numbers to produce more than 35 propshaft horsepower. No person may operate a boat in the Kenai River Special Management Area by the use of a motor that has been altered or Kenai River Special Kenai Area Management Area

4 detuned so that its horsepower rating and output capabilities do not exceed the limitation of the 35 horsepower, unless the alteration or detuning has been done by a boat motor manufacturer or a factoryauthorized dealer mechanic acting under specific authority of the manufacturer. No person may operate a boat in the Kenai River Special Management Area by the use of a motor unless the original or altered horsepower of a motor is clearly labeled by the manufacturer or a factory authorized dealer mechanic in the form of cowling decals appropriate to the rated propshaft horsepower or equivalent propshaft horsepower. The original or altered horsepower of the motor may be further indicated by a stamp marking embossed in the metal or as part of the model number of the motor. (11 AAC ) Except for Kenai and Skilak Lakes, a person may not operate a motor powered boat on waters of the Kenai River Special Management Area with more than six persons on board, including the operator, unless authorized by the authorized by the director under a permit issued under 11 AAC 18. A person may not anchor a boat in the Kenai River Special Management Area in a manner obstructing a primary traffic channel or drift fishing channel of any section of the river. A person may not leave an anchored buoy unattended in the Kenai River Special Management Area, unless authorized by the director under a permit issued under 11 AAC 18. or htat person may momentarily leave an anchored buoy unattended while pursuing a hooked fish so long as the person returns to the anchored buoy within 20 minutes. A person may not tie-up a boat to state land, including easements and rights of way, for more than 24 consecutive hours unless authorized by the director under a permit issued under 11 AAC 18. person may not anchor a boat, houseboat, platform, or any structure or vessel on Kenai or Skilak Lake for more than 15 days in a 30-day period, other than adjacent to private property with prior approval of the property owner, unless authorized by the director under a permit issued under 11 AAC 18.

5 Except in the event of a danger to life, health, or public safety, a person may not use a motor to propel or tow a boat for any purpose on days or in areas designated under 5 AAC for non-motorized fishing or in areas designated under 11 AAC for non-motorized use. (11 AAC ) A person may not operate a boat at a speed greater than five miles per hour in the no wake area between the Kenai Lake Bridge and river mile 80.7 on the Kenai River. No person may operate a boat or aircraft at a speed greater than five miles per hour in the no wake area of the Moose River between the Sterling Highway Bridge and the confluence with the Kenai River. No person may operate a boat or aircraft at a speed greater than five miles per hour in the no wake area of the side (north) channel of the Kenai River from river mile 11 downstream through lower Beaver Creek to its confluence with the main channel of the Kenai River at approximately river mile 10. (11 AAC ) Except for Kenai Lake, no person may water ski on the water of the Kenai River issued under 11 AAC 18. Except in the event of a danger to life, health, or public safety, a person may not use a motor to propel or tow a boat for any purpose on days or in areas designated under 5 AAC for nonmotorized fishing or in areas designated under 11 AAC for nonmotorized use. (11 AAC A person may not operate a boat at a speed greater than five miles per hour in the no wake area between the Kenai Lake Bridge and river mile 80.7 on the Kenai River. No person may operate a boat or aircraft at a speed greater than five miles per hour in the no wake area of the Moose River between the Sterling Highway Bridge and the confluence with the Kenai River. No person may operate a boat or aircraft at a speed greater than five miles per hour in the no wake area of the side (north) channel of the Kenai River from river mile 11 downstream through lower Beaver Creek to its confluence with the main channel of the Kenai River at approximately river mile 10. (11 AAC ) Except for Kenai Lake, no person may water ski on the water of the Kenai River Special Management Area. (11 AAC )

6 Kenai Area Kenai Area Kenai River Special Management Area Kenai River Special Management Area Kenia River from Skilak Lake inlet upstream to river mile 80.7 and from March 15-June14 Kenai River from mile 47.0 upsteam to oulet of Skilak Lake Kenai Lake Kenai - West Captain Cook SRA The operation of a boat by the use of a motor is prohibited. The director may authorize a person who on August 30, 1998, owns property directly adjacent to the Kenai River between river mile 80.7 and Cooper Creek to continue to operate a boat between river mile 80.7 and Cooper Creek by use of a boat motor with a total propshaft horsepower rating or equivalent propshaft horsepower rating not greater than 35 horsepower. When the director provides an authorization under this subsection, the director shall issue a nontransferable permit under 11 AAC 18. A permit issued by the director under this subsection expires no later than August 30, On the waters of the Kenai River Special Management Area, a person may not launch or operate an airboat, hovercraft, or hydroplane; or a personal watercraft, except as provided in 11 AAC (11 AAC ) There is no HP retrictions to the operation of boats, however, all engines in excess of f35 HP may not be an older two stroke technology but must be of a cleaner buring technology (four stroke or direct fuel injection(dfi)). Personal watercraft may be used only on the portion of the lake that is north of a line running from the Primrose Campground boat launch to a prominent marker on the east shore of Kenai Lake, and east of a line running from the Chugach Electric Association powerhouse to a marker on the south side of Porcupine Island, and thence north to the United States Forest Service campground on the north side of Porcupine Island, but a person may not operate a personal watercraft within 300 feet of shore, greater than five miles per hour, in a manner that creates a wake, and/or between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. (11 AAC ) The use of power boats is allowed in the Captain Cook State Recreation Area. (11 AAC ) Kenai NWR Canoe Lake lakes Permits required for aircraft and helicopters w/o commercial permits Andy Simmons Kenai NWR Lake lakes except were noted Permits required for aircraft and helicopters w/o commercial permits

7 Kenai NWR Andy Simmons Lake Tustemena Lake & all other lakes in vicinity of 1 mile Permits required for aircraft and helicopters w/o commercial permits Kenai NWR Skilak Loop Area No aircrafts Kenai NWR Canoe Lake Unit No motorboats except on Bedham Lake, Bird Lake, Cook Lake, Grouse Lake, King Lake, Mull Lake, Nekutak Lake, Norak Lake, Sandpiper Lake, Scenic Lake, Shoepack Lake, Snowshoe Lake, Taiga Lake, Tangerra Lake, Vogel Lake, and Wilderness Lake which also allow aircraft operations Kenai NWR Moose River No motors over 10 hps Kenai NWR Swanson River No motors over 10 hps Kenai NWR Funny River No motors over 10 hps Kenai NWR Chickaloon River No motors over 10 hps (upstream of river mile 7.5) Kenai NWR Killey River No motors over 10 hps Kenai NWR Fox River No motors over 10 hps Kenai NWR other water No motorboats The use of motorized boats is allowed in Afognak Island State Park, Kodiak Afognak Island SP except for airboats, hovercraft, and personal watercraft. (11 AAC ) Kodiak Shuyak Island SP The use of motorized boats is allowed in Shuyak Island State Park, except for airboats, hovercraft, and personal watercraft. (11 AAC ) Kodiak Kodiak NWR Airboats Prohibited Mat Su Area Nancy Lake SRA The use of motorized boats is allowed in the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area on Nancy Lake, Lynx Lake, Butterfly Lake, Red Shirt Lake, and the Little Susitna River. A person may not use a personal watercraft on Red Shirt Lake. A person may use an electric trolling motor on South Rolly Lake. (11 AAC ) Mat Su Area Denali SP Byers Lake Electric motors only Tokositna River upstream from Pirate Lake is closed to the ise of airboats between April 20 and July 10 annually unless authorized by the director under 11 AAC , No jet skis or hovercraft except on the Susitna Mat Su Area Denali SP all other water Mat Su Area Kepler-Bradley SRA The use of electric trolling boat motors is allowed on all lakes within Kepler/Bradley State Recreation Area. (11 AAC )

8 Big Lake SRS North and South No restrictions. The use of aircraft is allowed at Big Lake North and South State Recreation Sites, except for the purpose of practice landings. (11 AAC ) Mat Su Area The use of power boats is allowed at Rocky Lake State Recreation Site with the following exceptions of jet skis, jet boats with inboard motors, and airboats. ( ) The use of aircraft is allowed on Rocky Lake, except Mat Su Area Rocky Lake SRS for the purpose of practice landing. (11 AAC ) The use of motorized boats is allowed in the Willow Creek State Mat Su Area Willow Creek SRA Recreation Area (11 AAC ) Mat Su Area all other lakes Paddle boats only No personal watercraft. The use of aircraft is allowed on Bonnie Lake State Recreation Site, except for the purpose of practice landing. (11 AAC Mat Su ) The use of motorized boats is allowed on Bonnie Lake State Area/Borough Bonnie Lake Recreation Site, except for jet skis. (11 AAC ) Mat Su Area/Borough Upper Bonnie Lake Electric motors only, No personal watercraft Motorized Watercraft Prohibited on Meadow Creek, No wake zone 150ft Big Lake from shoreline, Quiet hours:11:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat 10HP limit, No personal watercraft, Quiet Hours 10:00pm-8:00am Sun- Blodgett Lake Thurs 11:00pm-8:00am Fri-Sat Ravine Lake 10HP limit, No personal watercraft 10HP limit-time share, No personal watercraft Quiet hours: 10:00pm- Carpenter Lake 8:00am Sun-Sat, No wake zone 100 feet from shore or Christiansen Lake 15HP limit, No personal watercraft Quiet hours: 10pm-8am Sun-Sat or Cottonwood Creek Non-motorized Cottonwood Lake Mufflers, cowlings and exhaust sytems, Quiet hours: 11:00pm-8:00am Sun- Sat, No wake zone: 100ft from shoreline Crystal Lake Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat Diamond Lake 10HP limit,quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:am Sun-Sat No wake zone: 100ft from normal high water mark Doubloon Lake Florence Lake Personal watercraft prohibited No personal watercraft, quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, Sat, No wake zone 100 feet from shoreline

9 Fish Lake 5HP limit Honeybee Lake Electric motors only, Quiet hours: 7:00pm-9:00am Sun-Sat Island Lake Personal watercraft prohibited Personal watercraft prohibited, Electric motors only, Quiet hours 10:00pm- 8:00am Sun-Sat, Commercial floatplane operations are discouraged Jean Lake John Lake 10HP limit, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat Electric and trolling motors allowed during quiet hours Knik Lake 5HP limit, Quiet hours: 10:00pm--8:am Sun-Thurs 11:00-8:00am Fri-Sat Lake Five and Unamed Lakes Non-motorized, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, these lake allow for a special permit to exceed motor limits for building construction, Motor vehicles prohibited during winter months when lake is frozen Motorized watercraft Prohibited, Personal watercraft prohibited, No wake Liten Lake zone: Lake wide, Quiet hours 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, Public access to the lake is discouraged, Commercial floatplane operations are discouraged Little Lonely Lake 10HP limit, Personal watercraft prohibited, No wake zone: lake wide, Quiet hours 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, Commercial floatplane operations are discouraged Long Lake (Houston) 10HP limit, No personal watercraft, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun- Sat, No wake zone: 100ft from ordinary high water mark. The use of aircraft is allowed on Long Lake State Recreation Site, except for the purpose of practice landing. (11 AAC ) The use of power boats is allowed on Long Lake State Recreation Site. (11 AAC ) Lower Neklasen Lake motorized water craft prohibited Marion Lake No Personal watercraft, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, No wake zone: 100ft from ordinary high water mark, A lake-wide no wake speed except Thurs-Sat; and all three day weekend mandated by federal holiday (Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day) 10HP limit, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, Access to be day use Memory Lake only

10 Morvro Lake 25HP limit, Quiet hours: 11:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat Neklasen Lake Personal watercraft prohibited, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, No wake zone: 100ft from shore line, No wake zone: 100 feet from shoreline except when a waterskier is leaving dock or shoreline, Timeshare: Lakewide no wake zone except on Thur, Fri, first and third Sat, second and forth Sun of the month, national holiday, and three day weekends resulting from national holidays No motorized watercraft Oriana Lake Paradise Lake Electric motors only, Quiet hours: 9:00pm-9:00am Sun-Sat, Personal watercraft prohibited, Maintain current access Question Lake Little Question Lake 5HP limit, Quiet hours: 10:00pm--8:00am Sun-Sat, Motor vehicles prohibited during winter months when lake is frozen Non-morotized, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, Motor vehicles prohibited during winter months when lake is frozen Rainbow Lake 10HP limit, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat Shirley Lake Personal watercraft prohibited, Quiet hours 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-sat, No wake zone: 100 feet from ordinary high water mark Stevens Lake 10HP limit on timeshare basis, Personal watercraft ban, Queit hours 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, No wake zone 100 feet from shoreline Three Mile Lake No personal watercraft or amphibious vehicles, 10HP limit Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat Toad Lake Electric motors only Twin Island Lake 10HP limit, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Thurs, 11:00pm-8:00am Fri-Sat, Walk-in only access Walby Lake 10HP limit, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Wasilla Lake Mufflers, cowlings and exhaust sytems Quiet hours: 11:00pm-8:00am Sun- Sat, No wake zone: 100ft from shoreline, Special events permits Personal watercraft prohibited, No wake zone:150 feet from ordinary high water mark, Quiet hours: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, Motorized watercraft prohibited on portions of the inlet creek and outlet (Whiskey) creek Whiskey Lake

11 McCarthy Prince William Sound This information provided by the Alaska Public Lands Information Center. Please contact managing agencies to confirm. 6HP limit, Motorized vehicles prohibited during winter months when lake is Wolf Lake frozen Personal watercraft prohibited, Quiet hour: 10:00pm-8:00am Sun-Sat, Wolverine Lake Electric motors only, Commercial floatplane operations prohibited Wrangell-St. Elias NP Plane restrictions if used for subsistence, no commercial planes The use of motorized boats is allowed in Alaska Marine Parks except the upper bay of Shoup Bay State Marine Park is closed to the use of airboats, hovercraft, hydroplanes, and jet skis and a person may not operate a Alaska Marine motorized boat at a speed greater than five miles per hour in the upper Parks bay of Shoup Bay State Marine Park. (11 AAC20.760) Seward Area Chugach NF Trail Lake boats welcome Seward Area Chugach NF Kenai Lake See Kenai River Special Management Area-Kenai Lake Seward Area Chugach NF boats welcome The use of power boats is allowed in Caines Head State Recreation Area Seward Area Caines Head SRA (11 AAC ) Seward Area Alaska Marine Parks No restrictions (except Upper Shoup Bay - no airboats, hovercraft, hydroplanes, or jet skis. 5mph speed limit) Seward Area Kenai Fjords NP Hovercrafts are prohibited in the park. Airboats are legal but subject to applicable state and federal regulations. They are generally extremely loud and disturb wildlife and other users, so their use is discouraged. (See and/or um%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) Interior Gates of the Arctic NP No restrictions on boats or planes. NO atvs, argos or track vehicles allowed. No helicopters. (See ) Bettles: Anaktuvik Pass: Bettles The use of power boats is allowed in Quartz Lake State Recreation Area. Delta Junction Quartz Lake SRA (11 AAC ) Delta Junction Birch Lake SRS No restrictions

12 Delta Junction Fielding Lake No restrictions Delta Junction Harding Lake No restrictions Fairbanks Area Chena River SRA The use of motorized boats in Chena River State Recreation Area is allowed on the Chena River and its tributaries. (11 AAC ) Glennallen Lake Louise SRA No restrictions Denali Area Denali SP The use of motorized boats are allowed in Denali State Park except if a motorized boat is used on Byers Lake, the boat may only be powered by Healy Denali NP Wonder Lake Noncommercial boat trips. Call the park for more information on rectictions/regulations of boat use on Wonder Lake Innoko NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) Kanuti NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) Koyukuk NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) Nowitna NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) Tangle Lakes Delta, Gulkana W&S Rivers Recommended:no power boats over 15 hp and no aircraft in designated wild areas. Also changes will be made within the next year

13 Tetlin NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11). White Mountains NRA Yukon Flats NWR Southeast Call BLM Northern Field Office (See Juneau Point Bridget SP The use of power boats is allowed in Point Bridget State Park. (11 AAC ) Juneau Eagle Beach SRA No restrictions Sitka Old Sitka SHP No restrictions Ketchikan Settlers Cove SRS In designated areas, 100ft from shore Wrangell Petroglyph Beach SHS No restrictions The use of power boats is allowed in Chilkat State Park. (11 AAC ) Haines Chilkat SRA Thorne Bay Tongass NF No restrictions Wrangell Tongass NF Restrictions on helicopters, hovercraft and jetboats on Federally owned lands and waters, above the salt water's mean high tide line and the Stikine River's ordinary high water mark, within the Stikine-LeConte Wilderness Yakutat Tongass NF Russell Fiord Wilderness No helicopters, airboats, or atvs Sitka Tongass NF No restrictions Petersburg Tongass NF No restrictions Ketchikan Tongass NF No restrictions Juneau Tongass NF No restrictions Juneau Tongass NF Mendenhall Lake No restrictions Hoonah Tongass NF No restrictions Craig Tongass NF No restrictions ti

14 Northwest Alaska Maritime NWR Kobuk Kobuk Valley NP Kotzebue Cape Krusenstern NP Kotzebue Noatak NP Nome Selawik NWR Southwest Alaska Maritime NWR Bering Land Bridge NP NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) No restrictions (See ium%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) No restrictions (See ium%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) No restrictions (See ium%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) No restrictions (See ium%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) /8300 NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11)

15 Alaska Peninsula NWR This information provided by the Alaska Public Lands Information Center. Please contact managing agencies to confirm. Aniakchak Aniakchak NP & P Becharof NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11). No restrictions (See um%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11). Lake Aleknagik SRS N t i ti / / / Dillingham SRS No restrictions The use of motorized boats is allowed in Wood-Tikchik State Park except for airboats. Motorized boats are prohibited on Lake Chikuminuk. The use of a personal watercraft is allowed only on Lake Aleknagik. The use of a hovercraft is allowed between January 1 and May 31 only on water bodies or on snow and ice covering water bodies; and except as authorized by the director under 11 AAC , is prohibited on Upnuk, Chikuminuk, Grant, Kulik, Nishlik, and Slate lakes and the upper Tikchik and Wind rivers. (11 AAC ) Dillingham Wood-Tikchik SP Aircraft charters and non subsistence off road atvs restricted, boats welcomed. Off-road vehicles are restricted on all National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska and refuge regulations in 50 CFR 36.2 define off-road vehicle to include Izembek NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) No restrictions (See Katmai King Salmon Naknek Lake um%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf)

16 Katmai Katmai NP Port Alsworth Lake Clark NP No restrictions (See um%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) No restrictions (See um%20final%20with%20preamble% pdf) NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) / Togiak NWR Yukon Delta NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) Arctic Arctic NWR NWRs in Alaska (43 CFR 36.11) NPR-A Call BLM Northern Field Office