River buoy

David H. Lipman wrote:
: From:

: | We live on the Gasconade River in Missouri. In front of our property,
: | the river is usually about 2'-3' deep. At times, it gets as low as 8"
: | or so. We'd like to find some cheap buoys to mark a "safe channel"
: | that boaters should take to avoid rocks and grass and such that become
: | a problem when the water is shallow. We thought about just using milk
: | jugs, but don't want to make the river look trashy. We'd like to find
: | a cheap floating buoy that we can mark a channel in the river with.
: | Any suggestions, or sites to check out?
: |
: | Question 2: Do you think this would be appreciated, or would others
: | view it as "trashing up the river" and rip the buoys out/steal them?

: I strongly urge you to contact the US Coast Guard.

I second that... or perhaps NOAA if the river is charted by them.

Perhaps getting them to put in a gauge would be ideal...
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John Nelson
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