Wake Boats, Safety and the Lake

Here is a list of some reference material the Task Force has reviewed. If you have any questions, please email seanhayden@lakewaramaug.org.

• Connecticut

  • Terra Vigilis Lake Waramaug Wave Impact Study Final Report

  • Terra Vigilis Lake Waramuag Shallow Water Environment Wave Impact Study Final Report

  • Short Video on Two TVES Reports Above

  • Lake Waramaug User Survey (From Warren, Washington and Kent)

• Wisconsin

  • Terra Vigilis North Lake Management District study: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/3bb6845a097e42b8aad5f0fc0537567f

• Summary of Wake Boat Impact Studies, W. Scott Brown

• Chesapeake Bay

  • Defining boat wake impacts on shoreline stability toward management and policy solutions

  • Review of boat wake wave impacts on shoreline erosion and potential solutions for the Chesapeake Bay

• Michigan

  • Department of Natural Resources, Wake Boats: concerns and recommendations related to natural resource management in Michigan Waters, September 2022

• Minnesota

  • Minnesota Study of Wake Boat Waves

  • Own Your Wake: Example of a Public Safety Campaign 

• New Hampshire

  • Final Report of the State Wake Boat Commission to Study Wake Boats

  • The above report has a list of great resources at the end. Here are a few of our favorites:

    • Project Evaluation of the Impact of Waves Created by Wake Boats on the Shores of the Lakes Memphremagog and Lovering

    • Wakeboat: Having Fun while Making the Right Choices

• Other

  • BoatUS Wakeboat Etiquette Article (includes links to additional wake boating articles)