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This resource compiles Ohio regulations establishing waterway specific operating requirements for wake boats on selected community lakes. The regulations define wake-enhancing devices and establish operating restrictions for wakeboarding, wakesurfing, and wakeskating, including designated activity areas, minimum setback distances from shore and no wake zones, directional travel requirements, and time-of-day operating restrictions. The document also includes definitions of key terms and identifies additional lake specific operational requirements intended to promote safe navigation and reduce conflicts among waterway users.

The compilation currently includes regulations for Apple Valley Lake in Knox County and Lake Roaming Rock in Ashtabula County. It serves as a reference for boating agencies, waterway managers, law enforcement officers, and recreational boaters seeking guidance on Ohio's locally adopted wake boat operating requirements and related watercraft regulations.