(a) Regulated Areas. This Rule shall apply to the following waters in Chatuge Lake:

(1) the waters shore to shore within 150 yards of the boat ramp at Ho Hum Campground at 47 Ho Hum Loop, Hayesville;

(2) the waters of Shooting Creek, from a line shore to shore 50 yards west of the High Bridge on NC Highway 175, to a line at the southeast end of Shooting Creek shore to shore, from a point at 35.01960 N, 83.72752 W; to a point at 35.01979 N, 83.72638 W;

(3) the waters of Gibson Cove, south of a line from a point on the east shore at 35.01005 N, 83.79750 W to a point on the west shore at 35.01099 N, 83.79929 W, southwest to the end of Gibson Cove at 3279 Myers Chapel Road in Hayesville;

(4) within 50 yards of the Chatuge Cove Marina at 2397 Highway 175 in Hayesville;

(5) the portion of the cove shore to shore, west of Cottage Court off of NC Highway 175, northeast of a line from a point on the east shore at 35.02576 N, 83.73784 W; to a point on the northwest shore at 35.02609 N, 83.73945 W;

(6) within 50 yards of the Chatuge Dam Spillway access area in the vicinity of 1407 Chatuge Dam Road in Hayesville; and

(7) within 50 yards of the peninsula at Clay County Recreational Park, from a point on the north shore at 35.00850 N, 83.79254 W, east to a point in the water at 35.00874 N, 83.79187 W, south to a point in the water at 35.00782 N, 83.79119 W, southwest to a point in the water at 35.00672 N, 83.79211 W, west to a point on the shore at 35.00696 N, 83.79259 W.

(b) Speed Limit. It shall be unlawful to operate a vessel at greater than no-wake speed within the regulated areas identified in Paragraph (a) of this Rule.

(c) Swimming Area. No person operating or responsible for the operation of a vessel shall allow it to enter the waters of the Clay County Recreational Park Swimming Area at Clay County Recreational Park, 47 Clay Recreation Park Road, Hayesville.

(d) Restricted Area. It shall be unlawful to operate a vessel at greater than no-wake speed within the no-wake zone at the Jack Rabbit Mountain Swim Area on Jack Rabbit Road in Hayesville. No person operating or responsible for the operation of a vessel shall allow it to enter the roped swim beach within the no-wake zone at Jack Rabbit Mountain Swim Area.

(e) Placement of Markers. The Board of Commissioners of Clay County shall be the designated agency for placement of the markers implementing this Rule, subject to the approval of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

History Note: Authority G.S. 75A‑3; 75A‑15;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2005; July 1, 1998; February 1, 1990; July 1, 1986; March 25, 1978;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Amended Eff. June 1, 2023; February 1, 2021; October 1, 2018; June 1, 2017.