Service for Safety

Lake Martin is big, beautiful, clean and potentially dangerous to careless boaters. There are extensive rock formations, huge sandbars and other hazards that could be hidden from the view of a boater who is not familiar with the area. Water levels in Lake Martin fluctuate throughout the year, which makes it more difficult for boaters to determine the exact location and type of the hazard. Running up on a sandbar or striking a rock formation at any speed can be dangerous to boaters and damaging to watercraft. 

Lake Martin Resource Association, working together with the Marine Police has identified 330 hazardous area locations over the most popular boating areas of Lake Martin. Of these, 90 are installed with blinking solar lights. The lighted buoys usually are installed in heavy traffic areas.