Use of Boats and Motors

PURPOSE: This rule establishes provisions for use of boats and motors on areas under management agreement with the department. (1) Boats (including canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, and sail boats) may be used on areas managed by the department under cooperative agreement unless otherwise provided in this rule. Only electric motors may be used unless otherwise provided in this rule. (2) Boats are prohibited on the following areas: (A) Ballwin (New Ballwin Park Lake, Vlasis Park Lake); (B) California (Proctor Park Lake); (C) Cole County (Jaycee Park Lake); (D) Columbia (Antimi Lake, Lake of the Woods, Norma Sutherland Smith Park Lake); (E) Confederate Memorial State Historic Site lakes; (F) Farmington (Giessing Lake, Hager Lake, Thomas Lake); (G) Fenton (Preslar Lake, Upper Fabick Lake, Westside Park Lake); (H) Ferguson (January-Wabash Park Lake); (I) Fulton (Truman Lake, Veterans Park Lake); (J) Hannibal (Huckleberry Lake); (K) Jackson (Rotary Lake); (L) Jackson County (Fleming Pond); (M) Jennings (Koeneman Park Lake); (N) Kearney (Jesse James Park Lake); (O) Kirksville (Spur Pond); (P) Kirkwood (Walker Lake); (Q) Liberty (Capitol Federal® Sports Complex Ponds Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8); (R) Marshall (Lake Minesa); (S) Mexico (Kiwanis Lake); (T) Mineral Area College (Quarry Pond); (U) Moberly (Beuth Park Lake); (V) Osage Beach (Osage Beach City Park Lake); (W) Overland (Wild Acres Park Lake); (X) Pleasant Hill (Porter Park Lake); (Y) Potosi (Roger Bilderback Lake); (Z) Raymore (Johnston Lake); (AA) Rolla (Schuman Park Lake); (BB) St. Ann (Gendron Lake); (CC) St. Charles (Fountain Lakes Pond, Kluesner Lake, Moore Lake, Skate Park Lake); (DD) St. James (Scioto Lake); (EE) St. Joseph (Corby Pond, Krug Park Lagoon); (FF) St. Louis (Benton Park Lake, Boathouse Lake, Fairgrounds Park Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hyde Park Lake, Jefferson Lake, Lafayette Park Lake, North Riverfront Park Lake, O’Fallon Park Lake, North Lake, South Lake); (GG) St. Louis County (Bee Tree Park Lake, Blackjack Lake, Carp Lake, Fountain Lake, Island Lake, Jarville Lake, Tilles Park Lake); (HH) Sedalia (Liberty Park Pond); (II) Taos (Countryside Park Lake); (JJ) Tipton (Tipton Park Lake); (KK) Union (Union City Lake); (LL) Watershed Committee of the Ozarks (Valley Water Mill Lake); and (MM) Wentzville (Community Club Lake, Heartland Lake). (3) On the portion of Melvin Price Locks and Dam Pool 26 which has been designated a waterfowl refuge, boating is prohibited where posted from October 15 through April 15. (4) Only boats without motors may be used on the following areas: (A) Cape Girardeau (Capaha Park Lake); (B) Columbia (Cosmo-Bethel Lake, Stephens Park Lake, Twin Lakes); (C) Dexter (Dexter City Lake); (D) Jefferson City (McKay Park Lake); (E) Raymore (Recreation Park Pond); and (F) Sedalia (Clover Dell Park Lake). (5) Outboard motors in excess of ten (10) horsepower may be used but must be operated at slow, no-wake speed on the following areas: (A) Bethany (North Bethany City Reservoir); (B) Brookfield City Lake; (C) Cameron (Grindstone Lake); (D) Fayette (D.C. Rogers Lake, Peters Lake); (E) Fredericktown City Lake; (F) Little River Drainage District (Headwaters Diversion Channel); (G) Higginsville (Higginsville City Lake, Upper Higginsville City Lake); (H) Holden City Lake; (I) La Plata City Lake; (J) Macon City Lake; (K) Marceline (Marceline City Lake, Old Marceline City Reservoir); (L) Mark Twain National Forest (Council Bluff Lake, Palmer Lake); (M) Maysville (Willow Brook Lake); (N) Memphis (Lake Showme); (O) Milan (Elmwood Lake); (P) Moberly (Rothwell Park Lake, Sugar Creek Lake, and Water Works Lake); (Q) Monroe City (Route J Reservoir); (R) Unionville (Lake Mahoney); and (S) Wakonda State Park (Agate Lake and Wakonda Lake). (6) On Springfield City Utilities (Fellows Lake)— (A) Boats are permitted for waterfowl hunting but must be launched at the ramp or hand launched at the designated blind site daily and removed from the lake by sunset daily; and (B) Outboard motors not in excess of forty (40) horsepower may be used. (7) Outboard motors of any size may be used on the following areas, but must be operated at slow, no-wake speed: (A) Concordia (Edwin A. Pape Lake); (B) Odessa City Lake; (C) Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill City Lake); and (D) Watkins Mill State Park (Williams Creek Lake). (8) No boat motor restrictions apply on Harrison County Lake and Maryville (Mozingo Lake). (9) All boating on Smithville Lake Waterfowl Refuge is closed from October 15 through January 31 in units designated by posting. AUTHORITY: sections 40 and 45 of Art. IV, Mo. Const., and section 252.040, RSMo 2016.* This rule previously filed as 3 CSR 10-4.116. Original rule filed April 30, 2001, effective Sept. 30, 2001. Amended: Filed Aug. 30, 2001, effective Jan. 30, 2002. Amended: Filed May 9, 2002, effective March 1, 2003. Amended: Filed May 9, 2003, effective Oct. 30, 2003. Amended: Filed Oct. 9, 2003, effective March 30, 2004. Amended: Filed Oct. 8, 2004, effective March 30, 2005. Amended: Filed April 20, 2005, effective Sept. 30, 2005. Amended: Filed Sept. 14, 2005, effective Feb. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed May 23, 2006, effective June 15, 2006. Amended: Filed March 6, 2006, effective Aug. 30, 2006. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2007, effective Feb. 29, 2008. Amended: Filed Oct. 10, 2008, effective April 30, 2009. Amended: Filed March 23, 2009, effective Aug. 30, 2009. Amended: Filed Sept. 25, 2009, effective March 1, 2010. Amended: Filed March 12, 2010, effective Aug. 30, 2010. Amended: Filed Aug. 30, 2010, effective Jan. 30, 2011. Amended: Filed March 7, 2011, effective July 30, 2011. Amended: Filed Sept. 12, 2011, effective March 1, 2012. Amended: Filed March 13, 2012, effective Aug. 30, 2012. Amended: Filed Sept. 19, 2012, effective March 1, 2013. Amended: Filed March 12, 2013, effective Aug. 30, 2013. Amended: Filed Sept. 27, 2013, effective March 1, 2014. Amended: Filed March 17, 2014, effective Aug. 30, 2014. Amended: Filed Aug. 28, 2015, effective March 1, 2016. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2016, effective March 1, 2017. Amended: Filed March 1, 2017, effective Aug. 30, 2017. Amended: Filed Aug. 29, 2017, effective March 1, 2018. Amended: Filed March 2, 2020, effective Aug. 30, 2020. Amended: Filed Sept. 4, 2020, effective Feb. 28, 2021. Amended: Filed Jan. 22, 2021, effective Aug. 30, 2021. Amended: Filed Feb. 17, 2022, effective Aug. 30, 2022. Amended: Filed July 29, 2022, effective Feb. 28, 2023. Amended: Filed Feb. 10, 2023, effective Aug. 30, 2023. Amended: Filed Sept. 8, 2023, effective Feb. 29, 2024. Amended: Filed Sept. 6, 2024, effective Feb. 28, 2025. Amended: Filed Feb. 7, 2025, effective Aug. 30, 2025. Amended: Filed Oct. 3, 2025, effective April 30, 2026. Amended: Filed Feb. 20, 2026, effective Aug. 30, 2026. *Original authority: 252.040, RSMo 1945, amended 1989.