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TITLE 17: CONSERVATION
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCHAPTER e: LAW ENFORCEMENT PART 2030 DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED WATERS IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS SECTION 2030.30 REGION II DESIGNATED RESTRICTED BOATING AREAS
Section 2030.30 Region II – Designated Restricted Boating Areas
a) The following portions of the Calumet and Little Calumet Rivers are designated as Slow, No Wake areas:
1) An area from the O'Brien Locks to the Michigan Central Railroad Bridge (approximately mile 326.5 to 325.3).
2) An area around the Pier 11 Marina and the Lake Calumet Boat and Gun Club (approximately mile 323.2 to 323.1).
3) An area around the Maryland Manor Boat Club, Skipper's Marina, and Rentner Marina (approximately mile 323.0 to 322.5).
4) An Area around Triplex Marina (approximately mile 319.9 to 319.8).
b) The following portions of the Des Plaines River are designated as Slow, No Wake areas:
1) An area around the Bay Hill Marina, Wilmington, Illinois (approximately mile 273.7), extending 150 feet out into the river and 300 feet both upstream and downstream from the center of the Marina.
2) An area around the Three Rivers Yacht Club, Wilmington, Illinois (approximately mile 273.7), extending 150 feet from the harbor entrance.
3) An area around Harborside Marina, Wilmington, Illinois (approximately mile 273.8), extending 500 feet both upstream and downstream of the Marina.
c) The following portion of the Fox River is designated as a Slow, No Wake area:
An area within 150 feet upstream and downstream of the I-90 bridge.
d) The following portions of Lake Michigan are designated as No Boat areas:
1) An area at North Point Marina, located off the northern breakwater, running the length of the beach parallel to the shoreline and 100 yards out into the lake.
2) An area at Illinois Beach State Park, located between the park office and the #3 bathhouse, running parallel to the shoreline and 70 yards out into the lake.
e) It shall be unlawful to operate any watercraft with a motor larger than 10 horsepower on the waters of Griswold Lake in McHenry County.
f) The following portions of the Kankakee River shall be designated as Slow, No Wake areas:
1) An area 100 yards upstream and 100 yards downstream from the River Isle hairpin curve that is approximately midway between Momence, Illinois and the Indiana border.
2) An area 100 yards upstream and 100 yards downstream of the hairpin curve created by the east side of Rudecki Island, which is approximately one mile west of River Isle.
g) Fox River-Chain O'Lakes (Lake and McHenry Counties)
1) User Permit Sticker regulations of the Fox Waterway Agency are in full force and effect on those public waters under the Agency's jurisdiction. Failure to comply with those regulations constitutes a violation of this Section.
2) Night Speed Limit regulations of the Fox Waterway Agency are in full force and effect on those public waters under the Agency's jurisdiction. Failure to comply with those regulations constitutes a violation of this Section.
(Source: Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 11366, effective July 5, 2013) |