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Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Boat Operators to Find New Rules on Certain North Iowa LakesIowa Department of Natural Resources — 3/28/2006A new nighttime speed limit of 25 miles per hour will be in effect on all lakes in Dickinson County beginning one-half hour after sunset and lasting until sunrise. The new speed limit is a result of local citizens getting involved and petitioning the DNR on the issue. The DNR responded to local citizens and held public meetings to discuss the issue and craft the current rule. "These lakes are among the busiest in the state and much of that boat traffic occurs during late evening and nighttime hours. By placing a nighttime speed limit on these lakes, the message to boaters is slow it down," said Lowell Joslin, chief of the Iowa DNR's law enforcement bureau. "These lakes constantly busy during the summer and by restricting boaters at night to no faster than 25 miles per hour, we are hoping to prevent collisions and fatalities." Alcohol remains a major factor in nighttime boating collisions. Joslin said as a rule, boaters should not operate a watercraft faster than their ability or the conditions allow. "Just because we have a 25 mile per hour speed limit at night does not mean boaters should operate that fast. Operate according to the conditions," he said. Violators may be subject to fines and court costs totaling more than $50. Along the upper Mississippi River, boaters on Mud Lake will be facing a new no-wake zone, which will be marked by buoys placed by the Dubuque County Conservation Board. The no-wake zone was requested by the Dubuque County Conservation Board and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as an effort to reduce the impact to the area from large vessels operating at higher speeds, causing shoreline erosion and excessive noise. The rule defines the area between Mississippi River mile marker 587.6 to 589.3, in the backwater known as Mud Lake and designated by marker buoys, as the no-wake zone. For more information, contact Rich Jordet, supervisor for DNR conservation officers covering northwest Iowa, at 712-336-1840.
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