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1010 30º 49.00' 1000 1000 970 950 Flagg Island BOAT SMART FROM THE START. 980 WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET.
n About 800 people die every year in boating- 1000 Alcatraz 114 related accidents in the United States. About Island 80 percent of these fatalities are caused by 950 Rocky Point 982 drowning. + 1010 1000 6 1020 Capsizing and falling overboard are the main causes 970 2341 of small-boat fatalities. Most of these deaths are preventable if boaters wear a life jacket. Life jackets today are attractive in appearance and comfortable 940 to wear. When properly fitted, they can prevent tragedy. 980 1010 30º 48.00' Although it is a good practice for infants, small 1000 1000 1000 970 1010 children and nonswimmers to wear a life jacket 940 950 when near the water, everyone should wear a life 30º 48.00' jacket when boating. Many boaters believe that a life jacket close at hand is all the protection they WIND WARNING need in an emergency. If something happens, such 940 Wind warning strobe lights are placed at major public boat as capsizing, people think they will be able to put 1010 launch ramps throughout the Highland Lakes and are on the life jacket in the water and save themselves. activated by 18-mile-per-hour winds. Flashing strobe lights Doing so is not as easy as it sounds and it may be Jeckers 4 5 are visible from a mile away during daylight and from up impossible to do because of injury. The best Cove to 10 miles away at night. When strobe lights are flashing, precaution is to boat smart from the start. Wear boaters and lake residents should pay particular attention your life jacket before you end up in the water! 970 1000 to lake weather conditions and seek shelter if necessary. 980 Striper Island n Boats are required to have a U.S. Coast Guard 996 980 (USCG) approved Type I, II, III or V wearable life jacket for each person on the boat. Boats 980 1010 970 950 16 feet and longer also must have one Type 980 IV throwable flotation device. 261 1000 HOW TO USE THIS MAP EFFECTIVELY 950 970 1. Obtain the current mean sea level (msl) elevation n The Texas Water Safety Act requires children 920 under age 13 to wear a life jacket when the for the lake on which you will be boating by visiting 1000 Cassie boat is under way. 30º 47.00' the LCRA Web site at www.lcra.org or call the LCRA 980 at (512) 473-3333 or 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 3333. 30º 47.00' 940 2. The msl contour line on the map that most closely 3 matches the current msl elevation of the lake 970 1010 represents the approximate current location of the shoreline. 920 3. Navigate in safe waters by using the next lower msl 940 Lake Buchanan Contours* 1010 950 contour line on the map. For example, if the current elevation of Lake Buchanan is 1,002 feet msl, find 1020' - 990' 980 1000 the 1,000 feet msl contour line for the approximate Wirth Haven location of the shoreline, then find the 990 feet msl 990' - 960' Cove to provide a minimum depth of 12 feet of water. 970 960' - 930' 1000 Navigating the Highland Lakes can be a challenge to even the most experienced boat operator. Varying lake levels 920 1010 combined with sandbars, shoals and islands can create less than 930' 999 999 dangerous conditions for vessels of all sizes. In addition, 2 *Normal pool elevation 1020 feet above weather conditions can change quickly and can vary from mean sea level (msl). one area to another. 988 30º 46.00' Lake Hazards 970 Operating a boat safely on the Highland Lakes requires 950 proper preparation, good boat-handling skills and local Submerged Rocks or Stumps Llano Co. Park 980 30º 46.00' (915) 247-4352 knowledge of lake conditions. The LCRA recommends 970 that boat operators unfamiliar with the Highland Lakes Shallow Areas (sandbars, may include rocks and stumps) take a trip or two with a skipper who is experienced at LCRA Black Rock Park 1010 950 940 boating on the lake they plan to navigate. 1-800-776-5272, 920 988 Hazards Elevations Ext. 3366 + Novice boaters are strongly encouraged to take a Boater Education Course! 690 Flagg Island Named Feature 950 LCRA Boater Education Classes ...... 1-800-776-5272, Ext. 3286 Public Boat Ramp 970 940 980 1 29 Texas Parks and Wildlife Boater Education Classes ...... 1-800-792-1112 1 River Mileage Upstream From Dam
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