Aquatic Weeds Treatment Schedule

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.)

Chickamauga Reservoir Herbicide Treatment Schedule

None at this time.

Guntersville Reservoir Herbicide Treatment Schedule

September 18 – September 22, 2023

Boshart Creek – Boshart Public Ramp

B.B. Comer Bridge Area – B.B. Comer Public Ramp

My Lake Guntersville / W.E.T. Foundation

Big Spring Creek – portion of Big Spring Creek 2nd Addition, Big Spring Creek Point Subdivision

Boshart Creek – Holiday Shores Subdivision

B.B. Comer Bridge Area – Sam Gant Subdivision, Driftwood Shores Subdivision

September 11 – September 15, 2023

 Roseberry Creek – Scottsboro City Park

My Lake Guntersville / W.E.T. Foundation

Honeycomb Creek – Honeycomb Park Subdivision, Long Jagger Branch Subdivision, Shady Acres Subdivision, Pine Shores Subdivision

Roseberry Creek – portions of Peninsula at Goosepond, The Strand Subdivision

August 28 – September 1, 2023

Honeycomb Creek – Honeycomb Public Ramp (upstream of 431)

Manchester Area – Camp Cha-La-Kee

My Lake Guntersville / W.E.T. Foundation

Manchester Area – portions of The Reserve

Big Spring Creek – New Signal Point Subdivision, Signal Point Marina, Old Signal Point Subdivision

Buck Island Area – portions of Lake Guntersville Yacht Club, Buck Island Shores Subdivision, portions of Buck Island Subdivision

August 21 – August 25, 2023

Town Creek (Marshall County) – Guntersville State Park - Cabins, Main Campground, Hwy 227 Store, Hwy 227 Ramp, Hwy 227 Campground and Minky Creek Public Ramp

Town Creek (Jackson County) – Bellefonte Public Ramp

Mud Creek – Mud Creek Public Ramp

Crow Creek – Stevenson City Park

My Lake Guntersville / W.E.T. Foundation

Browns Creek – Warrenton Subdivision, Smith Shores Subdivision, Guntersville Boat Mart, Browns Creek Sailing Marina, portion of Browns Creek Subdivision

Town Creek (Jackson County) – Riverland Estates Subdivision, Creeks Edge Estates Subdivision, Bellefonte Causeway (upstream), Bellefonte Causeway (downstream)

Mud Creek – Nacoochee Point Subdivision, Carver’s Day Use Area

August 14 – August 18, 2023

Manchester Area – Hayes Branch Subdivision, Walker Point Subdivision

Connors Island Area – Bayshore Estates Subdivision, Alred Marina, Marina Rd

Five Points Area – Little Mountain Campground and Marina, Mountain Lakes Campground and Marina

Mill Creek – Glen Haven Subdivision, Carlton Subdivision

Boshart Creek – St Christopher’s Point Subdivision, Adeline’s on the Lake

South Sauty Creek – portions of South Sauty Point Subdivision, South Sauty Creek Campground, Windemere Cove RV Resort, South Sauty Subdivision, portions of Davis Point Subdivision

Mink Creek – Mink Creek Subdivision – upstream of causeway, Skyline Shores Subdivision

B.B. Comer Bridge Area – Lakeshore Drive Subdivision, Section Bluff Subdivision, Sam Gant Subdivision, Driftwood Shores Subdivision

August 7 – August 11, 2023

Browns Creek – Marshall County Park #2

Roseberry Creek – Scottsboro Senior Citizen Center, Jackson County Park

My Lake Guntersville / W.E.T. Foundation

Honeycomb Creek – Mirror Lake Development, Half Acre Estates

Browns Creek – Cherokee Pines Subdivision, Pine Acres Subdivision, Sherwood Forest Subdivision, Point of Pines Subdivision, Beech Creek – Douglas Drive, Beech Creek Bay Subdivision, Hammond Cove, Willow Beach Subdivision, portions of Brown’s Creek Subdivision, Riverview Campground, Street Bluff Fish Camp

Big Spring Creek – portions off Big Spring Creek Subdivision, portions of Big Spring Creek 2^nd Addition, Big Spring Creek Point Subdivision, Lakecrest Subdivision, portion of Meadow Wood Subdivision, Spring Creek Marina, Wentzell’s Pier

Roseberry Creek – portions of The Oaks Subdivision, portions of The Promenade Subdivision, Lakepoint Subdivision, portion of Peninsula at Goosepond, Willow Cove Subdivision, Bradford Subdivision, Roseberry Homesite Subdivision, Roseberry Subdivision, Harrington Hollow, Ft. Payne Boat Club, Lakeshore Subdivision, Lakeview Shores Subdivision

July 31 – August 4, 2023

Honeycomb Creek – Honeycomb Public Ramp (downstream of 431 causeway)

Claysville Area – Guntersville Airport, Marshall Baptist Retreat, Shriner’s Pier

Columbus City Area – Seibold Public Ramp, Camp Ney-a-Ti, Camp Trico

Waterfront Area – Waterfront Public Ramp

North Sauty Creek – Goosepond Swim Area, Goosepond Ampitheater, portions of Goosepond Marina, Goosepond Campground

My Lake Guntersville / W.E.T. Foundation

Honeycomb Creek – The Landing at Snug Harbor, portions of Holiday Shores Subdivision, Sunrise Marina

Claysville Area – Lake Guntersville Sailing Club, Playground Shores Subdivision, Pinedale Shores Subdivision, Lakeside Campground, Turtle Rock Cay, Riverbend Marina, Riverbend Condos

Five Points Area – Star Point Subdivision

Columbus City Area – Seibold Campground, Seibold Marina, Ossa-Win-Tha Resort, Camp 30 Subdivision, Camp Ney-a-Ti Subdivision

Mill Creek – portion of Henry Miller Subdivision, Pine Island Subdivision, portion of Tanglewood Subdivision

Waterfront Area – portion of Pine Island Point Subdivision, Breezeway Bay Subdivision, Preston Home Site Subdivision, Preston Island Cabin Sites Subdivision, Preston Island Subdivision

Langston Area – South Lewis Evans Subdivision, North Lewis Evans Subdivision, Cabiness Cove Subdivision, Jackson Cabin Sites Subdivision, Carver Subdivision

Mink Creek – J.W. Goodwin Subdivision-Riverside, J.W. Goodwin Subdivision, McLemore Point Subdivision, Lakeview Beach Subdivision

July 24 – July 28, 2023

Honeycomb Creek – Honeycomb Park Subdivision, Long Jagger Branch Subdivision, Shady Acres Subdivision, Pine Shores Subdivision, portion of Half Acre Estates, North Marshall Utilities

July 17 – July 21, 2023

Honeycomb Creek – Honeycomb Public Ramp (upstream of 431)

Connors Island Area – Marshall County Park #1 Public Ramp

Browns Creek – Beech Creek Public Ramp, Guntersville Municipal Park- Kiwanis Pier to Johnny Stewart Public Ramp

Buck Island Area – Marshall County Park #1

Town Creek (Marshall County) – Guntersville State Park- Hwy 227 Fishing Center

Boshart Creek – Boshart Public Ramp, Holiday Shores Subdivision

Roseberry Creek – Sportsman’s Landing

B.B. Comer Bridge Area – B.B. Comer Public Ramp

Racoon Creek – Racoon Creek Public Ramp, Hunter Point Subdivision 

July 10 – July 14, 2023

Browns Creek – Cherokee Pines Subdivision, Pine Acres Subdivision

Polecat Creek – Morrow Acres Subdivision, Hideaway Acres Subdivision

Columbus City Area – Lakeland Cove Subdivision

June 26 – June 30, 2023

Connors Island Area – Marshall County Park #1 – Day Use area along Hwy 431

Browns Creek – portion of Brown’s Creek Subdivision, Smith Shores Subdivision, Warrenton Subdivision, Willow Beach Subdivision, Hammond Cove

Mill Creek – portion of Henry Miller Subdivision

June 20 – June 23, 2023

Honeycomb Creek – Half Acre Estates

Browns Creek – Warrenton Public Ramp, Guntersville Boat Mart, Brown’s Creek Sailing Marina

Big Spring Creek – Lindsey Lane, Country Club Estates, portion of Signal Point Marina, portions of Old Signal Point Subdivision

Buck Island Area – Marshall County Park #1, portion of Lake Guntersville Yacht Club, Buck Island Shores Subdivision, portions of Buck Island Subdivision

Town Creek (Marshall County) – Lake Guntersville State Park Cabins, Main Campground, 227 Store, 227 Public Boat Ramp, 227 Campground, Minky Creek Public Ramp

Five Points Area – Little Mountain Campground and Marina, Mountain Lakes Campground and Marina

Columbus City Area – Seibold Public Ramp, Seibold Campground and Marina

Mill Creek – Glen Haven Subdivision, Carlton Subdivision

Mink Creek – J.W. Goodwin Subdivision, McLemore Point Subdivision, Lakeview Beach Subdivision, Mink Creek Public Ramp, Mink Creek Subdivision, Skyline Shores Subdivision

North Sauty Creek – Camp Maranatha, Goosepond Fish Pier and Public Boat Ramp, Goosepond Swim Area, Goosepond Amphitheater and portion of Goosepond Marina

Roseberry Creek – Lakepoint Subdivision, Peninsula at Goosepond, The Strand, portions of Roseberry Subdivision, portions of Jackson County Park

Crow Creek – Stevenson Municipal Park

June 12 – June 16, 2023

Honeycomb Creek – The Landing at Snug Harbor, portions of Holiday Shores Subdivision, Honeycomb Public Ramp (downstream of 431), Sunrise Marina

Manchester Area – Hayes Branch Subdivision, Camp Cha-La-Kee, Walker Point Subdivision, The Reserve

Connors Island Area – Bayshore Estates Subdivision, Alred Marina, Marina Rd, TVA Pier, Marshall County Park #1 Public Ramp

Browns Creek – Cherokee Pines Subdivision, Pine Acres Subdivision, Beech Creek Bay Subdivision along Douglas Drive, Johnny Stewart Public Ramp, portions of Brown’s Creek Subdivision, Riverview Campground, Street Bluff Fish Camp, Marshall County Park #2

Big Spring Creek – portions of Big Spring Creek Subdivision, portions of Big Spring Creek 2^nd Addition, Lakecrest Subdivision, Spring Creek Marina, Wentzell’s Pier, Steel Ford Public Ramp, Bucky Howe Park, Wyndham Garden Hotel Pier, Wyndham Public Ramp, Water’s Edge Subdivision, The Lodge, Top of the River, Val Monte Marina and Day Use Area, portion of Val Monte Estates, portion of Guntersville Shores Subdivision at Davidson Hollow, Wyeth Drive Park

Polecat Creek – Morrow Acres Subdivision, Hideaway Acres Subdivision

South Sauty Creek – portion of South Sauty Shores Subdivision, portions of South Sauty Point Subdivision, South Sauty Creek Campground (downstream of causeway), Northshore Campground at Big Rock, Davis Point Subdivision

Mink Creek – Mink Creek Subdivision (upstream of causeway)

North Sauty Creek – Goosepond Campground

B.B. Comer Bridge Area – Lakeshore Drive Subdivision, B.B. Comer Public Ramp, Section Bluff Subdivision, Camp Jackson Boy Scout Camp, Sam Gant Subdivision, Driftwood Shores Subdivision

May 30 – June 2, 2023

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)

Browns Creek – Cherokee Pines Subdivision, Pine Acres Subdivision, Sherwood Forest Subdivision, Point of Pines Subdivision, Beech Creek Public Ramp, Beech Creek Bay Subdivision, Warrenton Public Ramp, Guntersville Municipal Park – Recreation Center to Swim Beach and South Walking Trail Area

Polecat Creek – Rayford Tucker Public Ramp, Morrow Acres Subdivision, Hideaway Acres Subdivision

South Sauty Creek – Windemere Cove RV Resort, South Sauty Subdivision, North Shore Campground (upstream of causeway), South Sauty Public Ramp, South Sauty Creek Campground (upstream of causeway)

Town Creek (Jackson County) – Bellefonte Causeway (downstream of causeway)

Mud Creek – Nacoochee Point Subdivision, Carver’s Day Use Area, Mud Creek Public Ramp

Nickajack Reservoir Herbicide Treatment Schedule

August 14 – August 18, 2023

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

Pickwick Reservoir Herbicide Treatment Schedule

None at this time.

Watts Bar Reservoir Herbicide Treatment Schedule

None at this time.