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Updated July 2026

Wakesurfing in Tennessee

0 Tennessee lakes rated for wakesurf suitability on measured depth and surface area. Each one also carries an A–F water-quality grade, so you can pick water that is both rideable and clean.
  • 0 rated lakes

Tennessee wake-sport rules

Tennessee Code 69-9-221 (added by 2022 Acts ch. 872, effective July 1, 2022) prohibits wakesurfing/wakeboarding between sunset and sunrise, on bodies of water less than 50 acres, on portions of water less than 400 feet wide, within 200 feet of any shoreline or water structure, with a propulsion system extending beyond the boarding/swim platform, and without a USCG-approved PFD. Violation is a Class C misdemeanor.

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Rated lakes

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Also in Tennessee

7 more Tennessee water bodies appear in the wakesurf inventory but are not yet in the LakeQuality graded dataset, so they have no detail page. They are listed here for completeness and are queued for the next data pull.

  • Beech Lake
  • Center Hill Lake
  • J. Percy Priest Lake
  • Norris Lake
  • Old Hickory Lake
  • Percy Priest Lake
  • Tims Ford Lake

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