LAKE GLADEWATER RULES
These are excerpts from City Code
Sec. 93. For more information, see complete
Rules and Regulations of Lake Gladewater. Copies
are available at Gladewater City Hall, 519 E.
Broadway.
Section 93.02 Boating
Regulations
B. No person may operate any boat at a rate
of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent,
having due regard for the conditions and hazards,
actual and potential then existing, including
weather and density of traffic, or greater than
will permit him or her, in the exercise of reasonable
care, to bring the boat to a stop within the
assured clear distance ahead. In the boat docking
area or inside the "No Wake" area,
the operator of a boat shall control the speed
of said boat as may be necessary to prevent
the leaving of a wake behind said boat.
C. No person may operate a boat propelled in
whole or in part by a motor fueled by gas, gasoline,
diesel, or naphtha, unless the same is equipped
with a muffler, underwater exhaust, or other
device capable of adequately muffling the sound
of the motor's exhaust is at all times so muffled
or suppressed as not to create excessive or
unusual noise.
F. Outside of designated ski areas, it shall
be unlawful for any person to operate a motor
boat at a speed in excess of ten (10) miles
per hour.
G. An annual fee of $20.00 shall be charged
for use of City boat launching facilities by
City Residents and $50.00 for Non-residents.
Day Permits - Fishing Only -
Resident - $5.00
Non-Resident - $7.50
Section 93.04 Swimming
Regulations
A. No person may swim in any public launch
or docking area of Lake Gladewater. Swimming
is limited to the marked area between the dam
and city dock.
B. Swimming within Lake Gladewater, even in
areas marked as being available for public swimming,
shall be at the risk of the swimmer.
C. It is unlawful for glass containers to be
used at the designated swim area.
Section 93.07 Fishing
Regulations
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to catch
fish or any other edible aquatic produce from
the waters of Lake Gladewater for pay or for
the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange.
B. No person shall fish within two hundred
feet of the City of Gladewater intake tower.
E. It shall be unlawful for any person to take,
catch and retain more fish from Lake Gladewater
in any one day in excess of the following:
- (5) Black Bass, minimum
length 14"
- (25) White Perch, minimum
length 10"
- (25) Catfish, minimum
length 12"
G. Trotline tags identifying the name and address
of the trotline owner shall be attached to each
300 feet of trotline or fractional part thereof
which is placed in Lake Gladewater. Trotlines
must be submerged; and if placed in ski areas,
they must be firmly secured to the lake bottom
at both ends. Any person violating any provision
of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Section 93.07H)
No free-floating trotlines may be placed within
Lake Gladewater. Any person violating any provision
of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Section 93.07H)
Section 93.03
Water Ski Regulations
A. The ski area on Lake Gladewater starts 200
feet from the water intake tower and extends
north to Phillips Spring Point; outer limits
of the ski area shall extend not less than 150
feet from the water's edge.
C. All boat traffic within the ski area shall
proceed only in a counter-clock-wise direction.
D. Skiing shall be allowed daily from sun-up
to sun-down, seven days a week, or until such
time signal is given by the Lake Warden for
clearance of the lake. The signal for clearance
of the lake shall be a red light so placed that
when it is activated it will be visible from
the entire ski area.
F. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
boat towing a person or persons on water skis,
aquaplane, or similar device, unless there is
at least one person in addition to the driver
in the boat while towing.
G. It is unlawful for any person to ski within
the "No Wake" area.
I. Any person found by the Lake Warden, or
his designated representative to be in violation
of any lake regulations may be denied access
to Lake Gladewater.
Section 10.99 General
Penalty
A violation of any term of this Ordinance by
any person is declared to be a misdemeanor,
and upon adjudication of guilt, shall be punishable
by a fine not to exceed $500.00
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