Friday, March 27, 2009

Patrols to Enforce Slow No Wake Orders near Blackhawk Island

Captain Scott of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that the landings on the Rock River have been posted Slow-No Wake.

Officer Ryan Peterson and Captain Tom Kunkel of the Rock River Safety Patrol will assist Jefferson County in patrolling those sections of the river north of Lake Koshkonong, by land and by patrol boat, in enforcement of those orders.

All boaters are reminded that the the river from the Jefferson Dam to the Indianford Dam in Rock County have all been posted as Slow-No Wake.

Please respect our shorelines and our property during this flood stage when boat wakes create unnecessary havoc with private property.