VESSEL TOW NOTICE
February 04, 2021

The Lake Havasu City Police Department will be towing vessels moored overnight in the Bridgewater Channel and City Parks pursuant to the city code 8.16.130.  There is no mooring in the Bridgewater Channel or City Parks between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. except upon private property.  The entire East Bank is no mooring after 11:00 p.m.  Overnight mooring on the West Bank is authorized only at the private property of the Isle Condominiums (1401 Mcculloch Blvd. N.). The City Parks include Rotary Community Park, London Bridge Beach, and Site Six.

§ 8.16.130  MOORING IN CHANNEL AND CITY PARKS.
  1. No person shall moor, cause to be moored, parked, anchored or left standing any watercraft in any area designated as a no-mooring area.
  2. The City Manager is authorized to designate any area within Bridgewater Channel or any city park as a no-mooring area and to cause the area to be posted with appropriate signs.
  3. No person shall leave moored, parked or standing any watercraft within Bridgewater Channel or a city park between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. except upon privately owned property with the permission of the property owner.
  4. Subject to rebuttal, it shall be presumed that the registered owner of any watercraft found moored, parked or standing in violation of this section is responsible for such mooring, parking or standing.
  5. No person shall moor, cause to be moored, parked, anchored, or left standing, any watercraft located within 25 feet of the east side of the Bridgewater channel, unless that watercraft is moored to a mooring post. Not more than 1 watercraft may be moored to a mooring post at the same time.

Tow Services are provided by TowBoatUS and Sea Tow. Towed vessels are subject to city ordinance fines, tow fees and tow impound fees.  Towed vessels are released by the respected tow company. 

TowBoatUS fees are as follows: $300 for the tow, $50 a day for storage, and $300 release fee. Contact information for TowboatUS is below.

Sea Tow fees are as follows: $475 for tow and impound. Contact information for Sea Tow is below.

***SEE MAPS BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION***

Private mooring is allowed in the yellow area only (1401 Mcculloch Blvd. N.).  This is a private mooring area and not open to the general public. 

The sections of the Bridgewater Channel and city parks marked in red are no overnight mooring zones.

 


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