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Vermont wake-sport rules

Vermont's Use of Public Waters wakeboat rule, effective April 15, 2024, confines wakesports mode to designated wakesports zones: areas at least 500 feet from shore, in water over 20 feet deep, at least 200 feet wide, within a contiguous lake area meeting the acreage threshold (the rule was adopted with a 50-acre zone requirement and has been the subject of subsequent updates toward a larger contiguous-acre standard). About 30 inland lakes qualify; cross-boundary waters like Lake Champlain are treated differently. It is the first comprehensive statewide wakeboat rule in the US.

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Rated lakes

LakeSuitabilityMax depthSurface areaPublic access
Lake MemphremagogExcellent25,800 ac
Lake BomoseenGood2,400 ac

Also in Vermont

1 more Vermont 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.

  • Lake Champlain

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