A boat equipped with any size motor may be operated at a no-wake speed on artificial lakes under the custody of the Department of Natural Resources of more than 100 acres in size. Lakes included in this regulation are:
| Lake, County |
Lake, County |
| Ahquabi,Warren |
Pleasant Creek, Linn |
| Anita, Cass |
Prairie Rose, Shelby |
| Badger Creek, Madison |
Rock Creek, Jasper |
| Big Creek, Polk |
Sugema, Van Buren |
| Brushy Creek, Webster |
Swan, Carroll |
| Darling, Washington |
Three Mile*, Union |
| Geode, Henry |
Twelve Mile, Union |
| Green Valley*, Union |
Union Grove, Tama |
| Hawthorn, Mahaska |
Viking, Montgomery |
| Icaria*, Adams |
Volga, Fayette |
| Little River, Decatur |
Wapello, Davis |
| Miami, Monroe |
West, Clark |
| *Special Regulations Exist. |
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Other lakes managed by counties and municipalites may be included in the above regulations.
Check local regulations for more information. Where special regulations exist, consult the regulations
posted at the particular lake.
Lake Macbride, Johnson County, has an additional regulation:
- A boat with a motor exceeding 10 horsepower may be used only from Sept. 8 through May 20 of each year and
operated at no-wake speed.
On artificial lakes under 100 acres, you can operate a motorboat equipped with one or more outboard battery operated electric trolling motors.
There is no motor restriction on natural lakes and federal reservoirs. Some lakes have special exceptions;
- Motors of any horsepower operated at no wake speed are allowed on the following lakes:
- Beaver Lake, Dallas County
- Beeds Lake, Franklin County
- Black Hawk Pit, Sac County
- Crawford Creek Lake, Ida County
- Deer Creek Lake, Plymouth County
- Fogle Lake, Ringgold County
- George Wyth Lake, Blackhawk County
- Lake Iowa, Iowa County
- Lake of Three Fires, Taylor County
- Meadow Lake, Adair County
- Otter Creek Lake, Tama County
- Silver Lake, Delaware County
- Thayer Lake, Union County
- Williamson Pond, Lucas County
- Motors not more than 100 h.p.
- Loch Ayr, Ringgold County
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