Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 488 - Watercraft › EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION › Section 488.455 - Areas in which reduced speed required

Current through June 11, 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:
Waters
County
(a) Bassett Lake
																		 .......................................................................................................
White Pine
(b) Cave Lake
																		 ..........................................................................................................
White Pine
(c) Jakes Creek Reservoir
																		 ......................................................................................
Elko
(d) Onion Valley Reservoir
																		 ............................................................................
Humboldt
(e) Wayne E. Kirch Wildlife Management Area
																		 ............................................
Nye
(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
(g) Likes Lake
																		 ................................................................................................
Churchill
(h) The Pitt Taylor Arm of Rye Patch Reservoir
																		 ............................................
Pershing
(i) Illipah Reservoir
																		 .........................................................................................
White Pine
(j) Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area
																		 ...............................................
Lyon
(k) Upper Wall Canyon Reservoir
																		 .....................................................................
Washoe
(l) Echo Canyon Reservoir
																		 .............................................................................
Lincoln
(m) Silver Creek Reservoir
																		 ..............................................................................
White Pine
(n) Key Pittman Wildlife Management Area
																		 ...................................................
Lincoln
(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
(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:
Waters
County
(a) Lake Mead National Recreation
																		 Area.......................................................................
Clark
(b) South Fork Reservoir
																		 ................................................................................................
Elko
(c) Wildhorse Reservoir
																		 .................................................................................................
Elko
(d) Lake Tahoe, Zephyr Cove
																		 ........................................................................................
Douglas
Cave Rock
																		 ..............................................................................................................
Douglas
Glenbrook Bay
																		 .......................................................................................................
Douglas
Round Hill Pines
																		 Beach.........................................................................................
Douglas
Sand Harbor
																		 ..........................................................................................................
Washoe
Incline Village General Improvement District Boat
																		 Ramp ..................................
Washoe
Crystal Shores West
																		 ..............................................................................................
Washoe
(e) Washoe Lake State Park
																		 ..........................................................................................
Washoe
County Boat Ramp
																		 ...............................................................................................
Washoe
(f) Walker Lake State Recreation Area
																		 .........................................................................
Mineral
Sportsmen's Beach
																		 ...............................................................................................
Mineral
(g) Lahontan Reservoir, Churchill Beach
																		 .....................................................................
Churchill
North Shore Marina
																		 ..............................................................................................
Churchill
Silver Springs Beach
																		 .............................................................................................
Lyon
(h) Rye Patch Reservoir, Rye Patch Dam Access
																		 .........................................................
Pershing
(i) Topaz Lake, Boat Ramps
																		 .........................................................................................
Douglas
(j) Colorado River, adjacent to Harrah's Casino in
																		 Laughlin .......................................
Clark
(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