In order to implement certain provisions of the Georgia Boat Safety Act, as amended, and specifically those provisions of subsection (b) of Section 17 of said Act relating to restricted use of public waters in the vicinity of properly marked marinas, bridges, public access ramps and blind points, the followings areas are identified as restricted use areas:
(1)Marinas:(a) Allatoona Lake 8. Red Top Mountain State Park, Little Marina9. Allatoona Marina and Landing12. U.S. Naval Recreation Area14. FORSCOM Recreation Area(c) Carters Lake 1. Carters Blue Ridge Mountain Marina(d) Lake Lanier 10. Aqualand Sail Boat Docks11. Lake Lanier Sailing Club14. Long Hollow Boat Docks17. Chattahoochee Boat Club18. American Legion Boat Docks19. Lanier Beach South Boat Docks21. Lazy Days Dry Storage Boat Docks22. Lake Lanier Island Authority Docks and Boat Rental(f) Lake Chatuge 1. Mountain View Cottages(k) Bartlett's Ferry Lake (m) Clark Hill Lake 1. Augusta Sailing and Boat Club3. Fort Gordon Recreation Center Marina4. Tommy Shaw's Little River Sportsman Camp(n) Lake Oconee 2. Collis Brothers' Marina(o) Lake Sinclair 4. Little River Park Marina7. Oconee Springs Park Marina(p) Lake Jackson 3. Rocky Point Marina (Jackson Lake Marina)(r) Lake Walter F. George (t) Altamaha River -- Wayne County (u) Ogeechee River -- U.S. Highway 17 (v) Lake Richard B. Russell (w) South Brunswick River 1. Blythe Island Regional Park Marina (2) Bridges:(a) Allatoona Lake 1. Knox Bridge -- Georgia Highway 202. Little River Bridge -- Georgia Highway 2057. Interstate 75 (dual span)8. Georgia Highway 293 Bridge9. U.S. Highway 41 Bridge(b) Lake Lanier 1. Six Mile Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 3692. Two Mile Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 3693. Wilkie Bridge -- Georgia Highway 1364. Peck's Bridge -- Georgia Highway 283, Wahoo Creek5. Bell's Mill Bridge -- U.S. Highway 129, East Fork Little River6. Lula Bridge -- Georgia Highway 527. Clark's Bridge -- Georgia Highway 2848. Clark's Bridge -- McEver Road, Flowery Branch Creek9. Russell Bridge -- Lake Lanier Islands(c) Lake Hartwell 1. Flat Shoals Bridge -- Georgia Highway 512. Little Lightwood Log Bridge -- Georgia 513. Vandiver Bridge -- Interstate 854. U.S. Highway 123 Bridge5. Southern Railroad Trestle6. Prather's Bridge -- Georgia Highway 1847. Gum Log Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 3288. Lightwood Log Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 77(d) Lake Burton 1. Lake Burton -- U.S. Highway 76(e) West Point Lake 2. Wehadkee Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 1093. Chattahoochee River Bridge -- Georgia Highway 1094. Seaboard Coastline Railroad Trestle -- Wehadkee Creek5. Seaboard Coastline Railroad Trestle -- Chattahoochee River6. Liberty Hill Bridge -- Whitewater Creek7. Cameron Mill Bridge -- Yellowjacket Creek8. Yellowjacket Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 2199. Chattahoochee River Bridge -- Georgia Highway 21910. Beech Creek Bridge -- U.S. Highway 2711. Yellowjacket Creek Bridge -- U.S. Highway 2712. New River Bridge -- U.S. Highway 2713. Chattahoochee River Bridge -- U.S. Highway 27(f) Bartlett's Ferry Lake (h) Clark Hill Lake 2. Price Legg Bridge -- Georgia Highway 473. Raysville Bridge -- Georgia Highway 434. Soap Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 2205. Soap Creek Bridge -- U.S. Highway 2786. McCormick Bridge -- U.S. Highway 2787. Fishing Creek Bridge -- Georgia Highway 798. Broad River Bridge -- Georgia Highway 79(i) Lake Oconee 1. Oconee River Bridge -- U.S. Highway 2782. Apalachee River Bridge--County Road 149, Swords, Georgia3. Georgia Railroad Trestle4. Interstate 20 Bridge--(dual span)5. Sugar Creek Bridge--State Road 926, Buckhead Road6. Oconee River Bridge--Georgia Highway 447. Lick Creek Bridge--State Road 2167, Old Phoenix Road8. Beaverdam Creek--County Road 63, Walker Church Road(j) Lake Sinclair 1. Taylor Creek Bridge--Georgia Highway 2122. Twin Bridges--County Road over Little River3. Railroad Trestle--Little River at Haslam's Marina4. Little River Bridge--U.S. Highway 4415. Beaverdam Creek--U.S. Highway 4416. Crooked Creek--County Road7. Oconee River Bridge--Georgia Highway 16(k) Lake Jackson 1. Barnett's Bridge--at Kersey's Marina on Tussahaw Creek2. Water's Bridge--Georgia 212 at Alcovy River3. Conley's Cove Bridge--Crossing Conley Cove approximately 1/4 mile East of Georgia Highway 212 (l) Lake Blackshear 1. Smoak Bridge--Georgia Highway 2572. Seaboard Coastline Railroad3. U.S. Highway 280 Bridge (both old and new spans)(m) Lake Walter F. George 1. Pataula Creek Bridge--Georgia Highway 39(n) Lake Worth 1. Philema Road Bridge--Georgia Highway 912. Old Leesburg Road Bridge--Georgia Highway 33. Seaboard Railroad Trestle--40 yards upstream from Georgia Highway 3 Bridge on Kinchafoonee Creek4. North Slappey Bridge--U.S. Highway 195. Old Albany Northern Railroad Trestle(o) Lake Seminole 1. Georgia Highway 253 Bridge--Fish Pond Drain2. Georgia Highway 374 Bridge--Fish Pond Drain4. Swinging Bridge--Bainbridge Boat Basin(p) Ogeechee River--U.S. Highway 17 1. U.S. Highway 17 Bridge(q) Diamond Causeway (Skidaway Island Road at Intracoastal Waterway--Chatham County) 1. Diamond Causeway (Bridge) (r) Lake Tobesofkee 1. Sike's Cove Bridge--Mosely-Dixon Road2. Langley's Cove Bridge - Mosely-Dixon Road3. Christopher's Cove Bridge - Mosely-Dixon Road4. Water's Cove Bridge - Mosely-Dixon Road5. Lower Thomaston Road Bridge(s) Lake Chatuge 1. U.S. Highway 76 Bridge (West of Hiawassee between Hiawassee and the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds)(t) Lake Nottely 1. Cowell Bridge - Pat Cowell Road2. Youngcane Creek Bridge - Pat Cowell Road(u) Lake Richard B. Russell 1. Coldwater Creek Bridge - Ruckersville Road2. Beaverdam Creek Bridge - Herndon Mill Road3. Little Van Creek Bridge - Little Van Creek Road4. Beaverdam Creek Bridge - Pearl Mill Road5. Pickens Creek Bridge - Pickens Creek Road6. Heardmont - Dry Fork Creek Road Bridge (Road Number 244)7. Coldwater Creek Bridge - Georgia Highway 3688. Savannah River Bridge - Georgia Highway 3689. Beaverdam Creek Bridge - (Middleton - Ruckersville Road)10. Savannah River - Old Sanders Ferry Bridge11. Savannah River Bridge - Georgia Highway 7212. Savannah River Bridge- Georgia Highway 18113. Savannah River - (Old Smith - McGee Bridge)14. Seaboard Coastline Railroad Trestle - Savannah River15. Seaboard Coastline Railroad Trestle - Beaverdam Creek(3)Public Access Ramps:(a) Allatoona Lake 4. Red Top Mountain State Park (Bethany Bridge)5. Red Top Mountain State Park (Iron Hill)6. Old Highway 41 Public Use Area #38. FORSCOM Recreation Area11. Little River Landing (two ramps)13. McKaskey Creek Campground15. Kings Camp (two ramps)21. Galts Public Use Area24. Old Highway 41 #1 (2 ramps)26. Sweetwater Campground(c) Carters Lake 2. Woodring Public Use Area3. Doll Mountain Public Use Area4. Ridgeway Public Use Area5. Carters Blue Ridge Mountain Marina(d) Lake Lanier 2. Little Ridge Creek Park3. Habersham Marina Boat Ramp5. Baldridge Marina Boat Ramp6. Pilgrim Mill Acres Boat Ramp7. Baldridge Creek Public Use Area11. Lost Cove Young Deer Creek15. Colonial Club Estates50. Lake Lanier Sailing Club51. Aqualand Marina Ramps56. University Yacht Club59. Lanier Island Bridge Ramps60. Little Shoal Creek Park67. Lazy Days Dry Storage Boat Docks(f) Lake Chatuge 2. Towns County Recreation Area3. U.S. Forest Service Ramp4. Towns County Public Boat Ramp10. Moutain View Cottages(i) Lake Rabun 1. Hall's Boat House Ramp(j) West Point Lake 6. Potts Road Public Use Area7. Bird Creek Access Area9. Wehadkee Public Use Area10. Evansville Access Area11. Caney Creek Access Area12. State Line Road Access Area14. Liberty Hill Access Area15. Neeley Road Boat Ramp, Whitewater Access Area17. Highland Marina Service Area18. Yellowjacket Access Area19. Sunny Point Access Area22. Wares Cross Road Public Use Area25. McGee Bridge Access Area(k) Bartlett's Ferry Lake (l) Goat Rock Lake 1. Georgia Power Ramp - West Bank2. Goat Rock Boat Ramp - East Bank(m) Lake Oliver 1. Municipal Marina Boat Ramp(n) Clark Hill Lake 3. Petersburg Access Area4. Lake Springs and Tradewinds Access Area7. Ridge Road Access Area8. Fort Gordon Access Area9. Little River Sportsman Camp10. Mistletoe State Park, Ramp #111. Mistletoe State Park, Ramp #212. Mistletoe State Park, Ramp #314. Rousseau Creek Access Area16. Raysville Bridge Boat Ramp17. Hart Creek Access Area18. Smith Mill or Holiday Park Access Area19. Lincoln County Boat Ramp, Raysville20. Clay Hill Access Area21. Gray's Creek Access Area22. Leathersville Access Area23. Lincoln County Boat Ramp, Little River24. Double Branches, Cherokee Creek Access Area25. Mosley's Creek Access Area26. Chamberlin Ferry Access Area27. Soap Creek Access Area28. Elijah Clark State Park29. Parkway Access Area (McCormick Bridge)30. Elijah Clark State Park, Camping Area31. Murray Creek Park, Camping Area33. Fishing Creek Access Area34. Fishing Creek Access, Highway 79 Bridge35. Hester's Ferry Access Area36. Gill Point, Pistol Creek Access37. Broad River Access Area38. Pistol Creek Access Area39. Coody Creek Access Area40. Bobby Brown State Park #142. Bobby Brown State Park #243. Elbert County Fish & Game Conservation Club(o) Hamburg State Park Lake (p) Magnolia Springs State Park (q) Lake Oconee 3. Park's Ferry Public Use Area4. Sugar Creek Public Access Area5. Armour Bridge Public Access, Richland Creek6. Old Salem Public Use Area7. Lakeview Marina Access Ramp8. Long Shoals Public Use Area9. Lawrence Shoals Public Use Area10. Granite Shoals Marina11. Collis Brothers' Marina13. Double Bridges Boat Ramp (Greene County Public Landing)14. Sugar Creek Marina Ramp (r) Lake Sinclair 2. Lake Sinclair Recreation Area8. Hudson Park Ramp, Georgia Highway 16 Bridge(s) Lake Jackson 4. Rocky Point (Jackson Lake Marina)6. Berry's Boat Dock and Marina(t) Lake Blackshear 1. Crisp County Public Landing3. Georgia Veteran's Memorial State Park, Ramp #14. Georgia Veteran's Memorial State Park, Ramp #27. Crisp County Power Commission, Steamplant Ramp(u) Lake Walter F. George 3. George T. Bagby State Park4. Sandy Branch Public Use Area5. Cotton Hill Park Public Use Area7. East Bank Public Use Area(v) Lake Worth 1. Turner Field Boat Ramp2. Cromartie Beach Landing(w) Lake Seminole 7. Sealy's Landing - West14. Brinson Station Landing18. Bainbridge Boat Basin20. Mitchell County Line Boat Ramp26. River Junction Landing(x) Altamaha River - Wayne County (y) Ogeechee River--U.S. Highway 17 (z) Diamond Causeway (Skidaway Island Road at Intracoastal Waterway--Chatham County) 1. Diamond Causeway Park Ramp(bb) Columbia Reservoir (George W. Andrews) 2. Early County Boat Ramp (below dam on Chattahoochee River)(cc) Kolomoki Mounds State Park (Lake Kolomoki) (dd) Reed Bingham State Park Lake 1. East State Park Ramp (Cook County)2. West State Park Ramp (Colquitt County)(ee) Lake Richard B. Russell 1. Shuck Pen Eddy Access Area7. Coldwater State Park Ramp (Van Creek)8. Coldwater State Park Ramp (Coldwater Creek)9. Highway 368 Access Area (Coldwater Creek)(ff) Morgan Falls Lake (Chattahoochee River--Bull Sluice) 1. Boat ramps at Chattahoochee River Park operated by Fulton County(gg) South Brunswick River 1. Blythe Island Regional Park Ramp(4)Blind Points:(a) Allatoona Lake 1. Old Highway 41 Public Use Area #2 (Island)(b) Carters Lake 1. Sharp bend in lake approximately 1/2 mile southeast Harris Branch Public Use Area(c) Bartlett's Ferry Lake 1. Sharp bend in slough located approximately 1/4 mile NNW of Syferrette Marina(d) Clark Hill Lake 1. Keg Creek above bridge2. Curve in Cliatt's Creek at State Boathouse3. Curve in Germany Creek above Raysville Boat Club4. Curve in Hart Creek at rock pile5. Curve in Cherokee Creek at Georgia Railroad Bank Club6. Curve in Soap Creek below Highway 220 bridge(e) Lake Sinclair 1. "Cut through" at east end of Baldwin County Airport between airport branch and main run (2 channels)(f) Lake Jackson 1. Rocky Creek approximately 1/2 mile north of Lewis Neck on East side of Rocky Creek2. Tussahaw Creek between power line and Kersey's Marina3. Alcovy River--1/2 mile SSW of Bear Creek Marina on East Bank of river(h) Lake Worth 1. Moose Club area between island and bank approximately 200 yards from the mouth of Muckalee Creek where channel opens into small lake2. 200 yards North of Philema Road Bridge at mouth of Muckalee Creek between island and bank3. 500 yards North of Philema Road Bridge and approximately 750 yards West of Georgia Highway 3 Bridge on Kinchafoonee Creek(i) Lake Seminole 2. Cypress Pond Drain (2 points)4. Small boat canal--between islands at intersection of Flint River and Spring Creek (4 points)5. Faceville Landing Slough(j) Reed Bingham State Park Lake 1. The area extending north for 100 yards from west bank boat ramp (Colquitt County side of lake)2. The area between the wear bank and island number one (Northernmost island of four-island chain surrounding the west bank boat ramp)3. The area between islands number 1 and 2 (numbered north to south) in the four-island chain surrounding the west bank boat ramp(k) Lake Richard B. Russell 1. Coldwater State Park (Van Creek) half way between mouth of creek and state park swimming area2. Coldwater Creek between green daymarker number 25 and green daymarker number 353. Coldwater Creek between black and white daymarker number 39 and red daymarker number 284. Coldwater Creek between green daymarker number 15 and green daymarker number 19Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 391-4-5-.20
O.C.G.A. Title 52-7-1, et. seq.
Original Rule entitled "Restricted Use Areas" was filed on July 1, 1982; effective July 21, 1982.Amended: Filed May 1, 1984; effective May 21, 1984.Amended: Filed September 4, 1985; effective September 24, 1985.Amended: Filed December 9, 1986; effective December 29, 1986.