Although motor boats are not allowed on the lake, rowboats, canoes, sailboats, paddle boats and kayaks are permitted as long as they have a registration sticker.
Click here for information on registering your boat.
Photo credit: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
Boat Maintenance = Healthy Lake
All watercraft must be thoroughly cleaned before being placed in the lake. This is to prevent the introduction of invasive plants or species such as Zebra mussels into our lake. Killing microscopic Zebra mussel larvae requires using bleach. Boats may be left near the swimming beaches, but as a safety precaution we ask you to take your oars home with you.
The quality of the lake’s water is regularly monitored. Please consult “Doing Your Part” for ways that you can help us all keep our lake healthy for future generations. You may also enjoy this article, “Zebra Mussels: Questions and Answers for Inland Lake Managers,” from the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program.
The Lake Waubeeka Association Rules State:
Lake and Beaches
- The beaches of Lake Waubeeka are open from dawn to 11:00 p.m. daily. No one may contaminate or otherwise threaten the normal and healthy conditions of the lake and its surrounding ecosystem, discharge or abandon any foreign or waste material in it directly or indirectly, or deprive the community of its use.
- The LWA does not provide lifeguards. Swimming, fishing, ice skating, boating, and all other activities in and near the lake is at the user’s own risk. All persons are advised to comply with the swimming, boating, and child safety advisories issued by the American Red Cross.
- No one should swim outside the designated swimming areas unless accompanied by another person in a boat.
- No powerboats or motorized vessels of any kind are allowed in the lake. Rowboats, canoes, sailboats, kayaks and paddleboats are permitted so long as they are thoroughly cleaned before being placed in the lake so as to avoid contamination. Boats are not permitted in designated swimming areas.
- All boats must be parked only in designated areas, tagged with LWA registration stickers, and marked with an owner’s name and address. The LWA is not responsible for boats, oars, or other personal items stored or left on community property.
- LWA residents are permitted to sleep on the beaches, so long as they do not disturb nearby residents, clean up after themselves by 9:00 AM, and obey all other applicable rules. Beaches must be left in the same condition in which they were found.
- Glass bottles, pets, and bicycles are prohibited on the beaches at all times.
- Smoking, including e-cigarettes is prohibited on any of the LWA beaches or designated park and recreation areas.