The summer heat is on. That means the Tennessee Valley Authority’s aquatic plant management teams are out on the water surveying public access areas throughout the reservoir system.
TVA manages aquatic plants in developed public-access areas like boat ramps, swim beaches, and courtesy piers on its reservoirs on an as-needed basis when recreational use and/or access become seriously hindered. The goal is to provide access for everyone to our reservoirs through a balanced approach to controlling nuisance aquatic plants. We do our best to preserve the positive aspects of aquatic plants, like providing fish and wildlife habitat, while attempting to negate the negative impacts, like hindering recreational use by the public.
TVA’s herbicide applications are prescribed and assigned by TVA staff based on intensive surveying and monitoring. TVA contractors then apply herbicides at the direction of TVA staff in those areas deemed in need of management. In order to better differentiate between privately contracted and TVA-directed management, TVA contractor vessels are marked with “TVA Contractor” signs and have a flashing light to indicate when an application is taking place. Following management, TVA staff then resurveys and monitors each site following treatment. (Note: Management treatment schedules are contingent upon weather conditions.)
Chester Frost Park – Ramps and Swim Area, Courtesy Docks and Fishing Piers
Harrison Bay State Park – Day Use Areas, Fishing Pier, Ramp and Camping Area
Wolftever Ramp – Ramp, Pier, and Fishing Pier
Harrison Bay Road Area – TVA Harrison Bay Road Dispersed Recreation Site
Soddy Creek – Holly Park Public Ramp, and Day Use Area
Possum Creek – Red Fez Dock and Ramp, Lutheran Camp
Eldridge Ramp – Ramp
Thatch Road Ramp – Ramp and Pier
Dayton Municipal Park – Ramp and Marina
Mud Creek – Ramp, Fishing Pier, TWRA ramp
Chester Frost Park – Ramps and Swim Area, Courtesy Docks and Fishing Piers
Harrison Bay State Park – Day Use Areas, Fishing Pier, Ramp and Camping Area
Wolftever Ramp – Ramp, Pier, and Fishing Pier
Harrison Bay Road Area – TVA Harrison Bay Road Dispersed Recreation Site
Soddy Creek – Holly Park Public Ramp, and Day Use Area
Possum Creek – Red Fez Dock and Ramp, Lutheran Camp
Eldridge Ramp – Ramp
Thatch Road Ramp – Ramp and Pier
Dayton Municipal Park – Ramp and Marina
Mud Creek – Ramp, Fishing Pier, TWRA ramp
Connors Island Area – Marshall County Park #1 – Day Use Area and Public Ramp
Buck Island Area – Marshall County Park #1
Boshart Creek – Holiday Shores Subdivision
North Sauty Creek – Goosepond Campground
Crow Creek – Stevenson Municipal Park
Big Spring Creek – Bucky Howe Park Swim Area, Public Ramp and Piers, Wyndham Gardens Hotel Piers, Wyndham Public Ramp, Wyeth Drive Park
Boshart Creek – Boshart Public Ramp
North Sauty Creek – Goosepond Fish Pier, Ramp, Swim Area, Amphitheater, and Marina
Racoon Creek – Racoon Creek Public Ramp, Hunter Point Subdivision
Honeycomb Creek – The Landing at Snug Harbor, Sunrise Marina, Honeycomb Public Ramp (downstream of Hwy 431)
Manchester Area – portion of Hayes Branch Subdivision, portion of Walker Point
Connors Island Area – Bayshore Estates Subdivision, Alred’s Marina, TVA Pier
Browns Creek – portion of Pine Acres Subdivision, Sherwood Forest Subdivision, Point of Pines Subdivision, Beech Creek Public Ramp, portions of Beech Creek Bay Subdivision, Warrenton Shores Subdivision, Smith Shores Subdivision, Warrenton Public Ramp, Hammond Cove, Willow Beach Subdivision, Guntersville Municipal Park- Swim Area to Rec Center and Johnny Stewart Public Ramp to Kiwanis Pier, Guntersville Visitor Center, Guntersville Boat Mart, Browns Creek Sailing Club, portions of Browns Creek Subdivision, Riverview Campground, Street Bluff Fishing Camp, Marshall County Park #2
Five Points Area – Little Mountain Campground and Marina, Mountain Lakes Campground and Marina
Columbus City Area – Seibold Public Ramp, Seibold Campground and Marina, Ossa-Win-Tha Resort, Camp 30 Subdivision, Camp Ney-a-Ti, Camp Ney-a Ti Subdivision, Camp Trico
Mill Creek – Glen Haven Subdivision, Carlton Subdivision, portions of Pine Island Subdivision
Big Spring Creek – Spring Creek Marina, Wintzell’s Pier, portions of Big Spring Creek Subdivision, portions of Big Spring Creek 2nd Addition, Big Spring Creek Point Subdivision, Lakecrest Subdivision, portion of Meadow Wood Subdivision, Steele Ford Public Ramp, and day use area, Country Club Estates Subdivision, Lindsey Lane
Polecat Creek – Rayford Tucker Public Ramp, Morrow Acres Subdivision, Hideaway Acres Subdivision
Mink Creek – Mink Creek Subdivision – upstream of Hwy 79 causeway
Roseberry Creek – portion of The Oaks Subdivision, portions of The Promenade Subdivision, Lakepoint Subdivision, Peninsula at Goosepond Island Subdivision, The Strand Subdivision, Willow Cove Subdivision, Bradford Subdivision, Scottsboro City Park, Roseberry Homesite Subdivision, Roseberry Creek Subdivision, Scottsboro Senior Citizen Center, Jackson County Park, Harrington Hollow Subdivision, Fort Payne Boat Club, Lakeshore Subdivision, Lakeview Shores Subdivision, Sportsman’s Launch
B.B. Comer Bridge Area – Lakeshore Drive Subdivision, B.B. Comer Public Ramp, Section Bluff Subdivision, Sam Gant Subdivision, Driftwood Shores Subdivision, Camp Jackson Boy Scout Camp
Town Creek (Jackson County) – Riverland Estates Subdivision, Creeks Edge Estates Subdivision, Bellefonte Causeway, Bellefonte Public Ramp
Mud Creek – Nacoochee Point Subdivision, Carter’s Day Use Area, Mud Creek Public Ramp
South Sauty Creek – portion of South Sauty Subdivision, South Sauty Campground – downstream of causeway, North Shore Campground, Davis Point Subdivision
Langston Area – South Lewis Evans Subdivision, North Lewis Evans Subdivision, portion of Cabiness Cove Subdivision, Jackson Cabin Site Subdivision, Carver Subdivision
Mink Creek – J.W. Goodwin Subdivision, McLemore Point Subdivision, Lakeview Beach Subdivision, Mink Creek Public Ramp, portion of Mink Creek Subdivision, portion of Skyline Shores Subdivision
North Sauty Creek – Camp Maranatha, Goosepond Campground
Crow Creek – Stevenson Municipal Park
Connors Island Area – Marshall County Park #1 – day use along Hwy 431, Marshall County Park #1 Public Ramp
Buck Island Area – Marshall County Park #1, portions of Lake Guntersville Yacht Club, Buck Island Shores Subdivision, portions of Buck Island Subdivision
Town Creek (Marshall County) – Guntersville State Park Cabins, Ramps, Swim Area, Main Campground, 227 Store, 227 Ramp and 227 Campground, Minky Creek Public Ramp
Five Points Area – Star Point Subdivision
Honeycomb Creek – Honeycomb Park Subdivision, Long Jagger Branch Subdivision, Shady Acres Subdivision, Pine Shores Subdivision, Honeycomb Public Ramp (upstream of 431)
Claysville Area – Guntersville Airport Pier, Lake Guntersville Sailing Club, Playground Shores Subdivision, Pinedale Shores Subdivision, Marshall Baptist Retreat, Lakeside Campground, Community Pier and Ramp, Turtle Rock Cay, Shriner’s Pier, Riverbend Marina, Riverbend Condos
Mill Creek – Henry Miller Subdivision
Manchester Area – Hayes Branch Subdivision
Columbus City Area – Ossa-Win-Tha Resort
Waterfront Area – Waterfront Public Ramp, Breezeway Bay Subdivision, Preston
Home Sites, portion of Preston Island Cabin Site
South Sauty Creek – South Sauty Creek Public Ramp, portion of South Sauty Subdivision, Windemere Cove RV Resort, portion of South Sauty Campground (upstream of
causeway)
North Sauty Creek – Goosepond Fish Pier and Ramp, Swim Area, Amphitheater, portions of Goosepond Marina
Big Spring Creek – Lakecrest Subdivision
Columbus City Area – Lakeland Cove Subdivision
Roseberry Creek – portion of Bradford Subdivision, portions of Roseberry
Homesite Subdivision, portions of Roseberry Subdivision, portion of Jackson County Park
B.B. Comer Bridge Area – portion of Driftwood Shores Subdivision
Town Creek (Jackson County) – Bellefonte
Causeway (downstream)
Mud Creek – portions of Nacoochee Point Subdivision
Honeycomb Creek – Half Acre Estates, North Marshall Utilities
Browns Creek – Smith Shores Subdivision, Warrenton Subdivision, Beech Creek Bay Subdivision-Douglas Drive Area
Big Spring Creek – Bucky
Howe Park Swim Area, Public Ramp and Piers, Wyndham Gardens Hotel Piers, Wyndham Public Ramp, Wyeth Drive Park
Langston Area – portions of Jackson Subdivision
Connors Island Area – portion of Bayshore Estates
Browns Creek – Guntersville Boat Mart, Brown’s Creek Sailing Marina, portions of Brown’s Creek Subdivision, Marshall County Park
#2
Big Spring Creek – portions of Big Spring Creek Subdivision, portions of Big Spring Creek 2nd Addition, Big Spring Creek Pointe Subdivision
Polecat Creek – Morrow
Acres Subdivision, Hideaway Acres Subdivision
Buck Island Area – portion of Buck Island Shores Subdivision
Mink Creek – portions of Skyline Shores Subdivision
Crow Creek – Stevenson
Municipal Park
Honeycomb Creek – The Landing at Snug Harbor, portion of Holiday Shores Subdivision, Honeycomb Public Ramp, Sunrise Marina
Manchester Area – Camp Cha-La-Kee, portions of Walker Point, The Reserve
Connors Island Area – portions of Alred’s Marina, TVA pier, Marshall County Park #1 Ramp and Day Use Area along 431
Browns Creek – Cherokee Pines Subdivision, Pine Acres Subdivision,
Sherwood Forest Subdivision, Point of Pines Subdivision
Big Spring Creek – portions of Old Signal Point Subdivision
Town Creek (Marshall County) – Guntersville State Park Cabins,
Ramps, Swim Area, Main Campground, 227 Store, 227 Ramp and 227 Campground, Minky Creek Public Ramp
Five Points Area – portions of Star Point Subdivision
Columbus City Area – Siebold
Public Ramp, Siebold Campground, Seibold Marina, Camp Ney-A-Ti Subdivision, Camp Trico
Waterfront Area – portion of Pine Island Point Subdivision, Waterfront Public Ramp
Boshart Creek – Boshart
Public Ramp, portions of St. Christopher’s Point Subdivision, portions of Adeline’s on the Lake
Langston Area – North Lewis Evans Subdivision
Mink Creek – J.W. Goodwin
Subdivision, McLemore Point Subdivision, Lakeview Beach Subdivision, Mink Creek Subdivision (upstream of 79), Mink Creek Public Ramp
North Sauty Creek – Camp Maranatha, Goosepond Campground,
B.B. Comer Bridge Area – Lakeshore
Drive Subdivision, B.B Comer Public Ramp, Section Bluff Subdivision, Sam Gant Subdivision, Driftwood Shores Subdivision, Camp Jackson
Town Creek (Jackson County) – Riverland Estates Subdivision, Creeks Edge Estates,
Bellefonte Causeway (upstream and downstream), Bellefonte Public Ramp
Mud Creek – Nacoochee Point Subdivision, Carver’s Day Use Area, Mud Creek Public Ramp
Browns Creek – Warrenton Public Ramp, Willow Beach Subdivision, Guntersville Municipal Park – Rec Center to Swim Beach
Buck Island Area – Lake Guntersville Yacht Club, portions of Buck
Island Shores Subdivision
Claysville Area – Shriner’s Pier, Riverbend Marina, Riverbend Condos
Roseberry Creek – portions of The Oaks Subdivision, portions of The Promenade
Subdivision, portions of Lakepoint Subdivision, The Strand Subdivision, Willow Cove Subdivision, Bradford Subdivision, Scottsboro City Park, portion of Roseberry Homesites Subdivision, portions of Roseberry Subdivision, Scottsboro Senior Citizen
Center, Jackson County Park, Harrington Hollow Subdivision, Ft. Payne Boat Club, portions of Lakeshore Subdivision, portions of Lakeview Shores Subdivision, Sportsman’s Launch
Connors Island Area – Bayshore Estates
Big Spring Creek – Steele Ford Ramp, Day use area and Publix Dock, Spring Creek Marina, Wintzell’s Pier, Big Spring
Creek Subdivision, portions of Big Spring Creek 2nd Addition, Big Spring Creek Point Subdivision, Lakecrest Subdivision, portion of Meadow Wood Subdivision, portion of Sunrise Shores Subdivision
Polecat Creek – Rayford
Tucker Public Ramp, Morrow Acres Subdivision, Hideaway Acres Subdivision
Claysville Area – Guntersville Airport Pier, Lake Guntersville Sailing Club, portions of Playground Shores Subdivision, portions of Pinedale
Shores Subdivision, Marshall Baptist Retreat, Lakeside Campground, Community Pier and Ramp, Turtle Rock Cay
Five Points Area – Little Mountain Campground and Marina, Mountain Lakes Campground and Marina
Columbus City Area – Ossa-Win-Tha Resort, Camp 30 Subdivision, Camp Ney-a-ti
Mill Creek – portion of Henry Miller Subdivision, portions of Pine Island Subdivision, Glen Haven Subdivision,
Carlton Subdivision
South Sauty Creek – portions of South Sauty Point Subdivision, South Sauty Campground, portions of South Sauty Subdivision, Windemere Cove RV Resort
Langston Area – South
Lewis Evans Subdivision, Cabiness Cove Subdivision, Jackson Subdivision
North Sauty Creek – portion of Goosepond Marina, Goosepond Campground
B.B. Comer Bridge Area – portion
of Driftwood Shores Subdivision
Honeycomb Creek – Honeycomb Park Subdivision, Long Jagger Branch Subdivision, Shady Acres Subdivision, Pine Shores Subdivision, Mirror Lake Development, Honeycomb Public Ramp (upstream of Hwy 431)
Manchester Area – Hayes Branch Subdivision, Walker Point Subdivision
Browns Creek – Cherokee Pines, Pine Acres Subdivision, Beech Creek Public Ramp, portion of Beech Creek Bay Subdivision
Waterfront Area – portions of Preston Island Cabin Site
Boshart Creek – Holiday Shores Subdivision
Roseberry Creek – Portions of Lakepoint Subdivision, The Strand Subdivision, Willow Cove Subdivision, Bradford Subdivision, Scottsboro City Park, portions of Roseberry Homesites Subdivision, Portions of Roseberry Subdivision, Jackson County Park, Harrington Hollow Subdivision, Ft. Payne Boat Club, Portions of Lakeshore Subdivision
Town Creek (Jackson County) – Riverland Estates, Creeks Edge Subdivision, Bellefonte Causeway, Bellefonte Public Ramp
Mud Creek – Mud Creek Public Ramp, Carver’s Day Use Area, Nacoochee Point Subdivision
Bennett Lake – TWRA ramp and handicap pier
Haletown Ramp – Ramp and pier
Marion County Park – Ramp, campground, and fish pier; Swim beach and rec area; Ramp and campground
Shellmound Recreation Area – Ramp, pier, and swimming beach
Nickajack Cove – Cole City ramp and pier, Mapleview ramp and swim area
Bennett Lake – TWRA ramp and handicap pier
Haletown Ramp – Ramp and pier
Marion County Park – Ramp, campground, and fish pier; Swim beach and rec area; Ramp and
campground
Shellmound Recreation Area – Ramp, pier, and swimming beach
Nickajack Cove – Cole City ramp and pier, Mapleview ramp and swim area
Bennett Lake –
TWRA ramp and handicap pier
Haletown Ramp –
Ramp and pier
Marion County Park –
Ramp, campground, and fish pier; Swim beach and rec area; Ramp and campground
Shellmound Recreation Area –
Ramp, pier, and swimming beach
Nickajack Cove –
Cole City ramp and pier, Mapleview ramp and swim area
Natchez Trace Bridge Area – Colbert Park Public Ramp
Wright Area – Brush Creek Park Ramp and Campground
Bruton Branch Area – Bruton
Branch Park
Thief Neck Island Area –John Knox Swim Beach, John Knox Boat Ramp, John Knox Aquatic Classroom, John Knox Canoe Ramp and Pier, New Hope Public Ramp (Moonlight Bay)
Johnson Creek – Johnson Creek
Public Ramp
Kingston Area – I40 Bridge Ramp and Kayak Access, Sugar Grove Public Ramp