Restrictions on Nevada's Waters

Restrictions discussed on this page include:

• "No wake speed"
• "No wake speed" in all boat harbors and other areas designated by buoys
• Prohibited areas that are designated by signs or buoys
• Areas where only vessels without motors are permitted
• Water-skiing restrictions
• Restrictions in wildlife management areas
• Prohibited activities within Laughlin boating and fishermen’s access area in Clark County

Vessels must be operated at "no wake speed" on:

Vessels must be operated at "no wake speed" in all boat harbors and other areas designated by buoys on:

Vessels are prohibited in areas that are designated by signs or buoys on the following waters:

Only vessels without motors are permitted on the following:

Water-skiing restrictions

Water-skiing is authorized on the following waters.

• The Eagle Valley Reservoir between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Comins Lake between 11 a.m. and sunset. A vessel may not be operated at a speed in excess of 5 nautical miles per hour during other hours. The speed of a vessel underway is considered to be 5 nautical miles per hour or less if the vessel is not leaving a wake.

Water-skiing is prohibited on the following waters.

• Clark County:
  • Colorado River—Lagoon, south of Laughlin (as marked with signs or buoys, or both)
  • Lake Mead and Lake Mohave—Black Canyon (any area marked with signs or buoys, or both, on Lake Mead and downstream from Hoover Dam to Mile Marker 43 on Lake Mohave)
  • Lake Mead—Boulder Canyon (any area marked with signs or buoys, or both)
• Elko County: Crittenden Reservoir and Jiggs Reservoir

Restrictions in wildlife management areas

• In the Overton Wildlife Management Area, located in Clark County, vessels are prohibited on all ponds. Vessels are allowed on the portion of the area covered by Lake Mead, except that on Overton Hunt Days vessels may be used only by persons authorized to hunt waterfowl.
• In the Humboldt-Toulon Wildlife Management Area, located in Churchill and Pershing counties:
  • All vessels are prohibited on the ponds in the Humboldt and Toulon Sink areas five days before the opening day of the waterfowl season.
  • Airboats are prohibited on the Humboldt Sink portion of the area until one hour after the legal shooting time on the opening day of the waterfowl season.
  • Airboats are prohibited on the Toulon portion of the area during the waterfowl season.
• In the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area, located in Lyon County, all vessels are prohibited from February 15 through July 14 of each year except on the following waters:
  • Bass Pond
  • Beaver Slough
  • Crappie Pond
  • Hinkson Slough
  • North Pond
  • Walker River
• In the Fort Churchill Cooling Pond Cooperative Wildlife Management Area, all vessels and floating devices are prohibited on the pond, except for vessels used by employees of the Sierra Pacific Power Company in the performance of their official duties.

Prohibited activities within Laughlin boating and fishermen's access area in Clark County

• Camping in any type of motor vehicle or recreational vehicle
• Erecting a tent or structure for the purpose of sleeping or living in it
• Parking any type of motor vehicle or recreational vehicle or otherwise blocking or restricting the access of a person or vessel to the boat ramp
• Being under the influence of a controlled substance or an intoxicating liquor or consuming an intoxicating liquor
• Parking a bus hired to carry passengers or a semitrailer anywhere within the access area
• Parking a motor vehicle in the access area in a location other than a designated parking space