{
    "name": "Foster Joseph Sayers Lake",
    "slug": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/foster-joseph-sayers-lake/",
    "counties": [
        "Centre"
    ],
    "motor_class": "unlimited_listed",
    "verdict": "Unlimited horsepower (as listed by DCNR)",
    "hp_max": null,
    "kw_max_ours": null,
    "kw_note": null,
    "pwc": "posted_only_if_unlimited",
    "pwc_label": "PWCs only where posted open without an hp limit — check posted signs",
    "electric_slow_no_wake": false,
    "state": "ok",
    "sources_differ": null,
    "cross_border": null,
    "acres": 1729,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "DCNR lists unlimited horsepower for Foster Joseph Sayers Lake, with a 45 mph speed limit. Personal watercraft only where the park posts the lake open without an hp limit — check posted signs. Sources: DCNR Bald Eagle State Park; 58 Pa. Code §111.14(1). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#1",
            "kind": "ice_permitted",
            "summary": "Gas (internal-combustion) motors are allowed.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.14(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.14(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html",
            "quote": "The operation of boats powered by internal combustion motors is permitted.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#2",
            "kind": "speed_limit",
            "summary": "Speed limit 45 mph.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.14(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.14(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html",
            "quote": "The speed of boats is limited to 45 mph.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": 45,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#3",
            "kind": "slow_no_wake_zone",
            "summary": "Slow, no-wake in Hunters Run Cove: at the inlet, near the launch areas at the south end, and from the inlet to the dam.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "Hunters Run Cove inlet; southern end of Hunters Run Cove near the launch areas; northern end of Hunters Run Cove from the inlet to the dam"
            },
            "locator": "§111.14(2)(i)-(iii)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.14(2)(i)-(iii)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html",
            "quote": "Boats are limited to slow, no wake speed in the following areas: (i) Hunters Run Cove inlet. (ii) The southern end of Hunters Run Cove in the vicinity of boat launching areas. (iii) The northern end of Hunters Run Cove from the inlet to the dam.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#4",
            "kind": "slow_no_wake_zone",
            "summary": "Slow, no-wake within 100 feet of either side of the Route 26 bridge.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "Within 100 feet of either side of the Route 26 Highway Bridge"
            },
            "locator": "§111.14(2)(iv)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.14(2)(iv)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html",
            "quote": "(iv) Within 100 feet of either side of the Route 26 Highway Bridge.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#5",
            "kind": "slow_no_wake_zone",
            "summary": "Slow, no-wake from about 2,000 feet west of the Upper Greens Run ramp through the backwaters.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "From approximately 2,000 feet west of the Upper Greens Run launch ramp through the backwaters of the lake"
            },
            "locator": "§111.14(2)(v)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.14(2)(v)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html",
            "quote": "(v) From approximately 2,000 feet west of the Upper Greens Run launch ramp through the backwaters of the lake.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#6",
            "kind": "ski_kite_parasail",
            "summary": "No waterskiing in Hunters Run Cove.",
            "conditions": {
                "zone": "Hunters Run Cove"
            },
            "locator": "§111.14(3)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.14(3)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html",
            "quote": "Waterskiing is prohibited in Hunters Run Cove.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#7",
            "kind": "exhaust",
            "summary": "Boats with inboard engines that use over-the-transom or straight-stack exhausts may not be operated.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.14(4)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.14(4)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html",
            "quote": "It is unlawful to operate boats equipped with inboard engines with over-the-transom or straight stack type exhausts.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#8",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR lists unlimited horsepower for this lake.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Bald Eagle State Park",
            "citation": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Bald Eagle State Park",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat",
            "quote": "Bald Eagle State Park | unlimited | 1,730",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#9",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR's park page: unlimited horsepower motors permitted.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page",
            "citation": "DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/bald-eagle-state-park/boating",
            "quote": "Unlimited horsepower motors are permitted.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#10",
            "kind": "speed_limit",
            "summary": "DCNR: speed limit 45 mph.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page",
            "citation": "DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/bald-eagle-state-park/boating",
            "quote": "The speed limit on the lake is 45 mph.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": 45,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#11",
            "kind": "other",
            "summary": "DCNR: boaters must follow a counterclockwise traffic pattern.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page",
            "citation": "DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/bald-eagle-state-park/boating",
            "quote": "Boaters must follow a counterclockwise traffic pattern on the lake.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "foster-joseph-sayers-lake#12",
            "kind": "pwc",
            "summary": "Personal watercraft only where the park posts the lake open to motorboats with no horsepower limit; check posted signs.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(3)",
            "citation": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(3)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter11/s11.219.html",
            "quote": "(3) Operating personal watercraft unless the body of water is posted as being open to motorboats without a limit on horsepower.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "lake_specific_statewide_rules": [],
    "ramps": [],
    "access_data_as_of": "20260827",
    "agency_ramp_notes": [],
    "license": "Rule summaries CC BY 4.0; ramp data PFBC",
    "disclaimer": "Summaries, not legal advice. The official text and posted signs control."
}