Lake Navigation Marker Monitor

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There are 16 navigation markers on Branch Lake, either to identify a hazard or to mark a passage channel (for example, at the narrows). Each winter, we typically lose 1 or 2 markers to the ice. This program surveys the lake in May of each year, and works with the City Lake Steward to replace missing markers. This work helps make boating safer and also protects the lake - a boat striking a rock can damage a boat enough that fuel and oil can spill into the water, damaging the ecology of the lake.

A list of the Branch Lake Navigation Buoys can be found here.