Lake Markers - Policy

•    To assist with lake navigation, KLCA lake markers are placed and removed by a team of KLCA member volunteers.  

•    KLCA lake markers will be placed in the lake on or slightly before Victoria Day weekend, weather permitting. They will be removed on or around Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting.

•    KLCA lake markers are identified by three Labels:  1) PRIV. ; 2) Letters from A to R; and 3) “notify if found.” Please notify info@klca.org if you find a buoy which is unattached.

•    Kawagama Lake is both a downstream and upstream lake. Keep red buoys on your starboard (right) side when heading upstream or entering a channel: “RED RIGHT RETURN.” 

•    Please be aware that although the KLCA strives to mark significant lake hazards, such as shallow water or shoals below the surface, the KLCA is not responsible for ensuring all hazards are marked or continue to be marked. Ultimately, every individual operator of a watercraft is responsible for safe boating, including the avoidance of hazards. The KLCA assumes no liability for any damages from errors, omissions, or information provided.

•    Currently, there is no Department of Transport or Coast Guard oversight of navigational markers on Kawagama and Bear Lakes. The Committee has taken all reasonable steps to follow the advice contained in the “Private Markers Program”, a guidance document authored by the Department of Transport for volunteer lake marker programs. 

•    Please see our “Kawagama and Bear Lakes Markers” map, May 13, 2026, for KLCA lake marker locations. It is located on our KLCA website below, www.KLCA.org.

•    Contact info@klca.org with any questions or comments regarding our marker program

Lake Markers and Boat Safety Committee
May 13, 2026