2021 Arizona Boat and Watercraft Study Research Report

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2021ArizonaBoatandWatercraftStudy

ResearchReport

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ArizonaStateParksBoard

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ArizonaGame&FishDepartment

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Preparedby:PartnersInBrainstorms,Inc.

Final:December28,2021

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ArizonaStateParksBoard(ASPB)and

ArizonaGame&FishDepartment(AZGFD)

2021ArizonaBoatandWatercraftStudy(BWS)

FinalReport

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TableofContents

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ExecutiveSummary................................................................................................................1

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ResearchBackgroundandObjectives......................................................................................4

Methodology..........................................................................................................................................4

Sample....................................................................................................................................................5

DataAnalysis..........................................................................................................................................5

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Findings..................................................................................................................................6

BoatandWatercraftUseonArizonaLakesandRiversDuringPast12Months................................6

OverallUse.......................................................................................................................................6

ReasonsforNon‐Use.......................................................................................................................7

UseofMotorizedandNon‐MotorizedBoatsandWatercraft..........................................................7

OwnershipStatus.............................................................................................................................8

ImpactofCOVID‐19Pandemic........................................................................................................8

FrequencyofUseon

ArizonaLakesandRivers–EstimatedNumberofDaysandTrips................9

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ArizonaLakesandRiversVisited..................................................................................................11

AverageNumberofDaysSpentonLakesandRivers.....................................................................13

AverageNumberofPeopleinGroup............................................................................................15

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LawEnforcementandBoatingSafetyFund(LEBSF)......................................................................16

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BoatUseDays

andPersonUseDays............................................................................................16

BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysforArizonaLakesandRivers...............................................17

BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysbyArizonaCounty...............................................................20

BoatUseDaysAmongArizonaCountiesEligibleforDisbursementsfromLEBSF.........................21

IncreasesinBoatUseDaysforMaricopaCountyLakes

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DeclineinBoatUseDaysforPopularArizonaLakesLikelyDuetoLowWaterLevels..................23

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ActivitiesParticipatedinonBoatingTrips....................................................................................25

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BoatandWatercraftCleaningandSafety....................................................................................26

AwarenessofAquaticInvasiveSpecies.........................................................................................26

CleaningPractices..........................................................................................................................26

BoatingSafetyEducation...............................................................................................................27

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KeyRespondentSuggestionsandComments.........................................................................29

BoatingSafety/Education/OperatorLicense;EnforcementofLaws.............................................29

AccessibilityforSeniorsandIndividualswithDisabilities.............................................................30

CrowdingandCongestion..............................................................................................................30

CommunicationandAdministrativeServices................................................................................31

FacilitiesandMaintenanceNeeds.................................................................................................32

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Recommendations................................................................................................................33

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AppendixA:RespondentDemographicsasComparedwithCensus.......................................35

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AppendixB:ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitationData...........................................................38

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AppendixC:SurveyQuestionnaire........................................................................................50

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ListofFigures*

Figure1.BoatandWatercraftUseDuringPast12Months...........................................................6

Figure2.BoatsandWatercraftUsed–MotorizedandNon‐Motorized.......................................7

Figure3.BoatsandWatercraftUsed–Owned,Rented,Borrowed..............................................8

Figure4.BoatandWatercraftUseAffectedbyCOVID‐19.............................................................8

Figure5.

HowBoatandWatercraftUseAffectedbyCOVID‐19.....................................................9

Figure6.TotalDaysUsingBoatorWatercraft...............................................................................9

Figure7.TotalBoatorWatercraftTrips......................................................................................10

Figure8.BoatUseDaysAmongArizonaCountiesEligibleforDisbursementsfromLEBSF.........22

Figure9.ArizonaCountiesEligible

forDisbursementsfromLEBSF.............................................24

Figure10.AwareofAquaticInvasiveSpecies..............................................................................26

Figure11.HowOftenBoatorWatercraftCleanedAfterUse......................................................26

Figure12.MethodsUsedtoCleanBoatorWatercraftAfterUse...............................................27

Figure13.TookBoatingSafetyClass............................................................................................27

Figure14.PreferredBoatingSafetyClassFormat.......................................................................28

Figure15.AgeofRespondents.....................................................................................................35

Figure16.GenderofRespondents................................................................................................35

Figure17.Hispanic,Latino,orSpanishOriginofRespondents...................................................36

Figure18.RaceofRespondents...................................................................................................36

Figure19.ChildrenUnderAge18inRespondentHouseholds.....................................................37

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*All2021datarepresentrespondentuseduri ngprevious12months.

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ListofTables*

Table1.ReasonsforNon‐Use........................................................................................................7

Table2.Top25ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedatLeastOnceDuringPast12Months............11

Table3.Top25ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedMostOftenDuringPast12Months...............12

Table4.BoatorWatercraftUseforAllArizonaCountiesDuringPast12Months.....................13

Table5.AverageNumberofDaysSpentonLakeorRiverDuringPast12Months

(Top25LakesandRivers).......................................................................................................14

Table6.AverageNumberofPeopleinGrouponBoatingTripsDuringPast12Months

(Top25LakesandRivers).......................................................................................................15

Table7.BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysforArizonaLakesandRiversVisited

DuringPast12Months............................................................................................................17

Table8.BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysbyArizonaCounty–ComparisonofArizona

RegisteredBoatOwnersandWatercraftUsersin2021and2016(12‐MonthData)............20

Table9.BoatUseDaysAmongArizonaCountiesEligibleforDisbursementsfromLEBSF–

ComparisonofArizonaRegisteredBoatOwnersandWatercraftUsersin2021and2016

(12‐MonthData).....................................................................................................................21

Table10.ActivitiesonTypicalBoatingTrip..................................................................................25

Table11.CountyofResidenceofRespondents...........................................................................37

Table12.ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedatLeastOnceDuringPast12Months.....................38

Table13.ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedMostOftenDuringPast12Months.........................41

Table14.AverageNumberofDaysSpentonLakeorRiverDuringPast12Months..................44

Table15.AverageNumberofPeopleinGrouponBoatingTripsDuringPast12Months..........47

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*All2021datarepresentrespondentuseduri ngprevious12months.

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ASPBandAZGFD2021BoatandWatercraftStudy–FinalReport–December2021 1

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ExecutiveSummary

PartnersInBrainstorms,Inc.(PIB),amarketresearchandstrategicconsultingfirm,conductedasurveyof

ArizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusersduringtheperiodofMay24,2021throughSeptember7,

2021.Historically,thesurveyiscommissionedapproximatelyeverythreeyearsbytheArizonaStateParks

Board(ASPB)and

ArizonaGame&FishDepartment(AZGFD)tohelpguidethespendingofStateLake

ImprovementFund(SLIF),LawEnforcementBoatingSafetyFund(LEBSF),andotherwaterrecreation–related

monies.Findingsfromthestudyalsoaidplanningeffo rtsrelatedtoboatingandwatercraftsafety,facilities,

andservices.

Theprimaryobjectivewasto

determinethenumberofdaysofrecreationalwatercraftuseineachofthe

state’scountiesbyboatusedaysandpersonusedays.Asecondaryobjectivewastocollect selectedattitudinal

andbehavioraldatarelatedtoboatandwatercraftuse.

Twonotableupdatesweremadeinthe2021ArizonaBoatand

WatercraftStudy(BWS):

 Inthepreviousstudiesgoingbacktoatleast2000,Arizonaregisteredboatownersandresidents(full‐

andpart‐time)haveaccountedforlessthanhalftheparticipantsintheArizonaBoatandWatercraft

Study.Inthe2016and2012BWSspecifically,Arizonaregisteredboatowners

accountedfor47%of

therespondents,with38%fromCaliforniaand7.5%eachfromNevadaandUtah.Theseoverall

percentagesforthefourstates,withArizonaaccountingforlessthanhalftherespondents,have

remainedvirtuallyunchangedsince2000.Forthe2021BWS,astrategicdecisionwasmadetofocuson

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Arizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusers.

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 PreviousBWSsurveys,from2000throughandincluding2016,havebeenconductedsolelyby

telephoneamongregisteredboatownersinthefourstates,withthelargemajorityofrespondents

havingbeenreachedontheirlandlinephones.Incontrast,the2021BWSsurvey

wasconducted

primarilyonlineandenabledArizonaboatandwatercraftownersanduserstoparticipateusingmobile

devices–smartphonesandtablets–aswellaslaptopsandcomputers.Anemailinvitationto

participateinthesurveywassenttoallregisteredboatandpersonalwatercraftownersinArizona.To

broadenoutreacheffortsandincreaseparticipation,the2021surveyalsoleveragedsocialmediaand

currenttechnology,i.e.,GPSlocation‐basedQRcodesonsignageandflyersprovidedfordistributionto

membersofthepublicusingboatingfacilities,rentingequipment,etc.

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In2021,atotalof6,771surveyswerecompletedamong

Arizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusers,

comparedwith3,152in2016and3,135in2012.Basedonthetotalcompletedsurveys,thestudyhasa

confidencelevelof99%witha+/‐1%sampleerror.

Followingarekeyfindingsfromthesurvey:

 OverallboatandwatercraftuseinArizona

iscontinuingtoincrease.Inthecurrentsurvey,boatand

watercraftuseduringtheprevious12monthswas90%,asignificantincreaseoverthe2016and2012

findingsof70%and64%,respectively.

 Themostcommonreasonsfornon‐useduringtheprevious12monthswere:COVID‐19/stay‐at‐

home

orders(33%)andtoobusy/notime(24%).Respondentsalsoreportedlowwaterlevelsasareasonfor

non‐use.

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ASPBandAZGFD2021BoatandWatercraftStudy–FinalReport–December2021 2

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 Amongallregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusers,thesignificantmajority(90%)reportedusing

motorizedvessels;30%usednon‐motorized.Respondentswerepermittedtoselectboth,ifapplicable,

thusaccountingforthetotalpercentagesexceeding100%.In2021,aprimarygoaloftheBWSsurvey

wastosecure

responsesfromArizonaregisteredboatowners.Allmotorizedboatsandpersonal

watercraftmustberegisteredwiththeArizonaGame&FishDepartment,thusaccountingforthe90%

responserateamongmotorizedboatandwatercraftusers.

 Amongindividualswhousedamotorizedboatorw atercraft,97%reportedthattheyowned

orco‐

ownedit,3%rentedorleasedit,and3%usedorborrowedsomeoneelse’s.Amongthoseusinganon‐

motorizedboatorwatercraft,86%ownedorco‐ownedit,10%rentedorleasedit,and11%usedor

borrowedsomeoneelse’s.Respondentswereaskedtochooseallthatapply,

thusaccountingforthe

totalpercentagesexceeding100%.

 TheoverallmeanofboatusedaysamongArizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftuserswas

17.5days.

 Themeannumberofboatingtripswas17.0,whichwascomparabletothe2016data.

 Somechangeswereseenfromthe

2016figuresforthenumberofboatusedaysbycounty,with

MaricopaCountyshowingasignificantincreasein2021.MohaveCountycontinuedtohavethehighest

percentage(34%)ofboatusedaysinthe2021survey,followedbyMaricopa(29%)andLaPaz

Counties(12%).Inthe2016BWS,the

toptwocountieswereMohave(42%)andLaPaz(27%),followed

byMaricopa(16%). 

 ThetopfivemostfrequentlyvisitedlakesandriverswereLakeHavasu(MohaveCountyandLaPaz

County),LakePleasant(MaricopaCounty),RooseveltLake(GilaCounty),andSaguaroandBartlett

Lakes(bothinMaricopaCounty),

representingseveralchangesfromthe2016BWS.WhileLakeHavasu

wasalsothemostvisitedin2016,threeoftheprevioustopfivelocations–ParkerStrip,LakeMohave,

andLakePowell–droppedoutofthetopfivein2021.LakeMeadvisitationals o droppedconsiderably,

fromits7thplace

rankingin2016to20thplacein2021,likelyduetoitslowestwaterlevelsincethe

HooverDamwascompletedandthereservoirfilledinthe1930s.

 ThetopfivecountieswhererespondentsreportedusingboatsorwatercraftwereMaricopa(51%),

Mohave(47%),Coconino(26%),Gila(20%),and

LaPaz(12%).

 Thefivewaterwayswhererespondentsreportedthelargestmeannumberofpeopleinthegroup

wereGrandCanyon(8.70peopleingroup),LakePowellandLakeMead(7.16each),ClearCreek

Reservoir(5.87),andGlenCanyonDamtoLeesFerry(5.68 ).

 Slightlymorethanone‐third

(35%)ofallrespondentsreportedthatthepandemichadaffectedtheir

boatorwatercraftuseduringthepast12months,while65%reportedthatthepandemichadnoeffect

ontheirboatorwatercraftuse.

 Amongthoserespondentswhoreportedthatthepandemicdidaffecttheirboatorwatercraft

use,

78%saidthatithaddecreasedtheiruse,while22%saidthatithadincreasedtheiruse.

 Generalpleasureboatingandfishingwerethetoptwoactivitiesengagedinbyallregisteredboat

ownersandwatercraftusers,unchangedfrom2016.

 Anexaminationofpopularityofactivitiesbyrespondent

genderrevealedsomedifferences.

Canoeing/kayaking,tubing,stand‐uppaddleboarding,andjetskiingshowedastatisticallysignificant

greaterfrequencyamongwomenthanmen,whilefishingwastheonlyactivitywithastatistically

significantgreaterfrequencyamongmenthanwomen.

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 Thelargemajority(92%)ofregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusersinArizonaknowwhatAquatic

InvasiveSpeciesare.

 Asmallermajority(76%)ofrespondentsreportthattheyalwayscleantheirboatorwatercraftafter

eachuse.Anadditional13%ofallrespondentsreportthattheyusually

cleanitaftereachuse,which

wasgenerallycomparableacrossagegroups.Themostfrequentlyusedcleaningmethod,selected by

87%ofrespondentswastocleananddraindry.

 Withregardtohavingtakenaboatingsafetycourse,boatandwatercraftownersanduserswere

nearlyevenlysplit,with

48%havingtakenacourseand52%nothavingtakenone.

 Ifafreeboatingsafetycoursewereoffered,slightlymorethanhalf(54%)ofboatandwatercraft

ownersanduserspreferredtotakeitonline,16%inperson, and10%preferredablendedversion

incorporatingbothmethods.

 Based

onthereviewofrespondents’suggestionsandcomments,preliminaryrecommendations

includethefollowing:

o Developvideo(s)onbasicrulesforoperatingboatsandpersonalwatercraft.PostonASPTand

AZGFDwebsitesanddistributefreeofchargetoboatingclubsandorganizations,boating‐

relatedretailers,etc.Alsoprovidetoboatand

watercraftrentaloperatorsandencourage

themtoshowtoallcustomersbeforereleasingequipment.

o Expandpromotionaleffortsregardingtheavailabilityandconvenienceofonlineboatand

watercrafteducationcourses,leveragingappropriateinternalandexternalcommunication

channels,suchasagencywebsites,e‐newsletters,socialmedia,outreachtoboatingclubsand

organizations,

etc.

o Usevariouscommunicationchannelstoprovidedetailed,currenti nformationonwaterlevels,

congestion,launchramplines,etc.atsites.Agenciesmayalsowishtoconsiderexpandingthe

useofwebcamsatthemostvisitedsites.

o Considerpossiblewaystoexpandcustomer‐centricservices,suchasoffering

multi‐year

registration,onlineprintablepasses,etc.Mayalsowishtoconsider slightlydiscounted

registrationfeesforseniors,veterans,etc.

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ResearchBackgroundandObjectives

Historically,theArizonaStateParksBoard(ASPB)andArizonaGame&FishDepartment(AZGFD)commissiona

surveyofregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusersonArizonalakesandriversapproximatelyeverythree

years.Thissurveyprovidesessentialinformationaboutrecreationalwatercraftusagepatterns–suchas

frequencyanddestinationdata–

thatcanbenefitplanningeffortsrelatedtosafety,servicesandfacilities,and

tourism.ThefindingsalsohelpguidethespendingofStateLakeImprovementFund(SLIF),LawEnforcement

BoatingSafetyFund(LEBSF),and otherwaterrecreation–relatedmonies,whichcanbeusedforlocal,tribal,or

stateprojectsonwaterwayswhere

gasolinepoweredboatsarepermitted.

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Tosupportallocationoffunds,theprimaryobjectiveofthisstudywastodeterminethenumberofdaysof

recreationalwatercraftuseineachofthestate’scountiesbyboatusedaysandpersonusedays.Asecondary

objectivewastocollectselectedattitudinaland

behavioraldatarelatedtoboatandwatercra ftuse.

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ThisstudywasdesignedandexecutedunderthedirectionofaTechnicalAdvisoryCommittee(TAC)consisting

ofrepresentativesfromeachsponsoringagency.PartnersInBrainstormswishestothankeachofthefollowing

TACmembersfortheirindispensableinsightsandguidanceduringthis

importantproject:

 DawnCollins,ASPB

 DannyRodriguez,AZGFD

 GeneElms,AZGFD

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Methodology

Datawasprimarilygatheredusinganonlinesurvey,whichwaslaunchedonMay24,2021andremained

availablethroughSeptember7,2021.Additionally,somesurveyswerecompletedbyphoneduringthatsame

timeperiod.Previous

BWSsurveyswereconductedsolelybytelephone,withthelargemajo rity of

respondentshavingbeenreachedontheirlandlinephones.Incontrast,conductingthe2021surveyprimarily

onlineenabledrespondentstoparticipateusingmobiledevices–smartphonesandtablets–aswellaslaptops

andcomputers.The2021surveyalso

leveragedpopularcommunicationchannels,includingsocialmedia,and

currenttechnology–i.e.,GPSlocation‐basedQRcodes–tobroadenandexpandoutreachtoandparticipation

amongpotentialqualifiedrespondents,particularlyamongyoungerboaters.

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EmailinvitationstoparticipateinthesurveyweresenttoregisteredArizonaboatowners,andavariety

of

channelswereusedtopromoteandencourageparticipation,includingnoticesonASPTandAZGFDwe bsites;

socialmedia(Facebook,Twitter,andInstagram);agencye‐newsletters;pressreleases;andflyersandsignage

withGPSlocation‐basedscannableQRcodes(barcodes)thatcontainedalinktothesurvey.Theflyersand

signage

wereprovidedtokeyparkswithboatingfacilities,marinaandwatercraftrentaloperators,etc.for

distributiontovisitorsandcustomers.Eachchannelwasassignedauniquesurv eylink,therebyenablingthe

ASPTteamtoidentifythosechannelsthatweremosteffectiveinrecruitingparticipants.

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Incentiveswerealsousedtoencourage

participation.Morethan70prizesweredonatedbyvendorsandASPT,

includinggiftcards,high‐qualitylifejackets,andpassesandstaysatArizonastateparks.

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Sample

Inpreviousyears,thesampleuniverseincludedregisteredboatownersinselectedCalifornia,Nevada,and

UtahcountieswheretheywereknowntovisitArizonalakesandrivers.Forthecurrentsurvey,theproject

teamwasunabletosecureappropriateboatregistrationcontactinformationfromthosestatesdueto

their

recentlyenactedextensiveprivacylawsregardingsharingsuchinformation,aswellassuchotherissuesas

timeandcostofsecuringtheinformation.Furthermore,conductingon‐site,in‐personsurveyswasnotan

optionduetoCOVID‐19protocolsrecommendedbytheCentersforDiseaseControl(CDC)andthe

Arizona

DepartmentofHealthServices.TheresearchteamworkedwithASPTandAZGFDtodevelopasolution,which

wastosolicitparticipationfromregister edboatownersonlyinArizonaandnotinthethreeotherstates.

Additionally,thesampleuniversewasexpandedtoincludeArizonaboatandwatercraftusers,suchas



individualswhorentedorborrowedboatsandwatercraft.Thisstrategyresultedinseveralpositiveoutcomes:

 Morethandoubledparticipationamongregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusersresidingin 

Arizonaascomparedwith2016.

 Representedgreaterdiversityofrespondentsinethnicity,race,andage(i.e.,inyoungeragegroups).

 ProvidedArizona‐specificinformationonimpactofCOVID‐19pandemiconboatingactivity.

 CommentsandsuggestionscamefromArizonaresidents,whorepresentASPT’sandAZGFD’sprimary

customers.

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In2021,atotalof6,771surveyswerecompletedamongArizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusers,

comparedwith3,152in

2016and3,135in2012.Basedonthetotalcompletedsurveys,thestudyhasa

confidencelevelof99%witha+/‐1%sampleerror.

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DataAnalysis

Responsefrequenciesandpercentageswerecalculatedforeachquestion.Crosstabulationsforeachques tion

werecreatedtocomparesuchcriteriaasnumberof

boatingdaysandtrips;locations(bycounty)ofArizona

waterwaysvisited;anddemographiccharacteristicsofboaters,includingtheircountyofresidence,age,

gender,childrenunderage18inhousehold,etc.Thesedemographiccharacteristicshadnotbeencollectedin

previousBWSsurveys.

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ThedemographicsofrespondentsarepresentedinAppendixA,

andcomparisonswithU.S.Censusdataare

alsoincludedwhereavailable.AppendixBcontainsthelistofArizonalakesandriverspresentedtosurvey

participants,withresponsedataonvisitation.ThesurveyquestionnaireisprovidedinAppendixC.

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ArizonaLakesandRiversVisited

Respondentswereaskedaseriesofquestionsregardingthewaterwaystheyhadvisitedduringthepast12

months,witheachquestiondesignedtoobtainmoredetailedinformation.Theywerefirstaskedtoselectall

theArizonalakesandrivers,includingtheColoradoRiverbrokenoutintolakesandsegments,wherethey

had

usedaboatorwatercraftduringthepast12months.Respondentswerethenshownallthewaterwaysthey

hadpreviouslyselectedandaskedtoidentifytheoneortwotheyhadvisitedmostoften;nomorethantwo

werepermitted.Thetop25responsesforthesequestionsarepresented

inTables2and3.Thefulllistsof

lakesandriversidentifiedbyrespondentsineachquestionareprovidedinAppendixB.



Amongthe10mosthighlyvisitedwaterwaysstatewide,fivewerelakesandsegmentsoftheColoradoRiver–

specificallyLakeHavasu,LakePowell,TopockGorge,theParkerStrip,

andLakeMohave–andfivewere

locatedelsewhereinthestate.



Table2.Top25ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedatLeastOnceDuringPast12Months

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

WhoVisited

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

CountyWhere

Located

1 LakeHavasu 2,026 29.9%

Mohave90%,

LaPaz10%

2 LakePleasant 1,894 28.0% Maricopa

3 RooseveltLake 1,333 19.7% Gila

4 SaguaroLake 1,266 18.7% Maricopa

5 BartlettLake 1,193 17.6% Maricopa

6 CanyonLake 1,155 17.1% Maricopa

7 LakePowell 857 12.7% Coconino

8 TopockGorge 826 12.2% Mohave

9

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

756 11.2% LaPaz

10

LakeMohave(HooverDamto

DavisDam)

567 8.4% Mohave

11 AlamoLake 500 7.4%

LaPaz

12 ApacheLake 455 6.7%

Maricopa

13 PatagoniaLake 439 6.5%

SantaCruz

14 BigLake 412 6.1%

Apache

15 DavisDamtoTopockGorge 406 6.0%

Mohave

16 SaltRiver 381 5.6%

Maricopa

17 WillowSpringsLake 381 5.6%

Coconino

18 WoodsCanyonLake 365 5.4%

Coconino

19 LakeMead 289 4.3%

Mohave

20 MartinezLaketoImperialDam 263 3.9%

Yuma

21 ShowLowLake 261 3.9%

Navajo

22 FoolHollowLake 258 3.8%

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23 LakeMary(Upper) 241 3.6%

Coconino

24 WatsonLake 197 2.9%

Yavapai

25 ParkerCanyonLake 193 2.9%

Cochise

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Table3.Top25ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedMostOften

DuringPast12Months

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

1

LakeHavasu

1,271 18.8%

2

LakePleasant

1,211 17.9%

3

RooseveltLake

691 10.2%

4

SaguaroLake

603 8.9%

5

BartlettLake

548 8.1%

6

CanyonLake

480 7.1%

7

LakePowell

346 5.1%

8

PatagoniaLake

272 4.0%

9

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

263 3.9%

10

LakeMohave(HooverDamto

DavisDam)

260 3.8%

11

TopockGorge

233 3.4%

12

WillowSpringsLake

149 2.2%

13

DavisDamtoTopockGorge

148 2.2%

14

MartinezLaketoImperialDam

144 2.1%

15

BigLake

128 1.9%

16

AlamoLake

127 1.9%

17

SaltRiver

127 1.9%

18

ApacheLake

113 1.7%

19

ShowLowLake

96 1.4%

20

LakeMead

93 1.4%

21

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89 1.3%

22

FoolHollowLake

77 1.1%

23

ParkerCanyonLake

71 1.0%

24

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68 1.0%

25

WatsonLake

61 0.9%

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AsseeninTable4,nearlyallcountiesinArizonaexperiencedsomeboatorwatercraftuse.Thetopfive

countieswhererespondentsreportedusingboatsorwatercraftwereMaricopa(51.4%),Mohave(47.1%),

Coconino(26%),Gila(20.1%)andLaPaz(11.5%).

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Table4.BoatorWatercraftUseforAllArizonaCounties

DuringPast12Months

County

NumberofRespondents

WhoVisited

PercentageofTotal

Respondents

Apache

607

9.0%

Cochise

193

2.9%

Coconino

1,759

26.0%

Gila

1,358

20.1%

Graham

104

1.5%

Greenlee

0

0.0%

La Paz

779

11.5%

Maricopa

3,477

51.4%

Mohave

3,188

47.1%

Navajo

575

8.5%

Pima

129

1.9%

Pinal

4

0.1%

Santa Cruz

497

7.3%

Yavapai

468

6.9%

Yuma

302

4.5%

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AverageNumberofDaysSpentOnArizonaLakesandRivers

Asdiscussedearlier,respondentswereaskedtoidentifyalltheArizonalakesandrivers,includingtheColorado

River,wheretheyhadusedaboatorwatercraftduringthepast12months.Afollow‐upquestionpresented

respondentswithalist

ofallthewaterwaystheyhadselected.Foreachwaterwayshown,respondentswere

askedtoprovidethenumberofdaysspentthereandthenumberofpeopletypicallyinthegroup.



Themeannumberofdaysspentforeachofthetop25lakesandriversispresentedinTable5,

andthefulllist

of94lakesandriversidentifiedbyrespondentsisprovidedinAppendixB.AsseeninTable5,thenine

waterwayswherethegreatestnumberofdayswerespentarevarioussegmentsoftheColoradoRiver.



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Table5.AverageNumberofDaysSpentonLakeorRiver

DuringPast12Months

(Top25LakesandRivers)

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofDaysSpent

(SummaryofMeans)

1

LakeHavasu

17.64

2

MartinezLaketoImperialDam

17.32

3

EhrenbergtoMartinezLake

14.44

4

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

14.33

5

MittryLake(ImperialDamto

MorelsDam)

10.94

6

DavisDamtoTopockGorge

10.77

7

HeadgateRockDamto

Ehrenberg

9.13

8

TopockGorge

9.11

9

LakeMohave(HooverDamto

DavisDam)

9.05

10

LakePleasant

8.74

11

RooseveltLake

8.65

12

LakePowell

8.20

13

LakeMead

8.06

14

SquawLake

7.48

15

ChaparralLake

7.44

16

BartlettLake

6.89

17

SaguaroLake

6.27

18

CanyonLake

5.66

19

GrandCanyon

5.55

20

BeckerLake

5.46

21

GilaRiver

5.41

22

TempeTownLake

5.29

23

RainbowLake

5.16

24

WhiteMountainLake

5.14

25

PatagoniaLake

5.12

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AverageNumberofPeopleinGroup

Table6presentsthemeannumberofpeopleonboatingtripsforeachofthetop25lakesandrivers.Thefull

listof94lakesandriversidentifiedbyrespondentsisprovidedinAppendixB.

Formanyofthewaterways,significantincreases

wereseeninthenumberofpeopleinthegroupcompared

withdataforthe2016survey.GrandCanyon’smeannumberofpeoplerosefrom4.71peoplein2016to8.70

peoplein2021,LakePowell’srosefrom5.47peoplein2016to7.16in2021,andLakeMead’srosefrom

4.55

in2016to7.16in2021.ItislikelythatCOVID‐19contributedsignificantlytothisincrease,inthatboating

offeredfamiliesandhouseholdsasafewaytoenjoyoutdoorrecreationtogether–whichtheboatingindustry

referredtoasa“familyboatbubble”–whilemaintainingsocialdistancing

fromothers.



Table6.AverageNumberofPeopleInGrouponBoatingTrips

DuringPast12Months

(Top25LakesandRivers)

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofPeopleinGroup

(SummaryofMeans)

1

GrandCanyon

8.70

2

LakePowell

7.16

3

LakeMead

7.16

4

ClearCreekReservoir

5.87

5

GlenCanyonDamtoLeesFerry

5.68

6

HeadgateRockDamto

Ehrenberg

5.25

7

LakeHavasu

5.22

8

DavisDamtoTopockGorge

5.08

9

SaltRiver

4.73

10

TopockGorge

4.66

11

EhrenbergtoMartinezLake

4.61

12

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

4.59

13

MartinezLaketoImperialDam

4.51

14

LakeMohave(HooverDamto

DavisDam)

4.50

15

LakePleasant

4.50

16

RooseveltLake

4.46

17

BlackRiver

4.43

18

VerdeRiver

4.33

19

CanyonLake

4.18

20

ApacheLake

4.12

21

FirebirdLake

4.00

22

CycloneLake

4.00

23

SaguaroLake

3.97

24

WhiteMountainLake

3.89

25

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3.78

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BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysforArizonaLakesandRivers

Table7presentsboththeboatusedaysandpersonusedaysforeachoftheArizonalakesandriversidentified

byrespondentsinthe2021BWSsurvey.Nineofthetop10lakesandriversin

boatusedaysarealsothemost

visited,withtheexceptionofTopockGorge,whichwasreportedbyrespondentsasthe11thmostvisitedlake.



LakeHavasualoneaccountsfor22%ofthetotalboatusedaysforArizonaand26%ofthepersonusedays.The

top10Arizonalakes

andriversrepresentover2.2million,or74%,ofthetotalestimatedboatusedaysamong

Arizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusers.Thetotalpersonusedaysamongthese10Arizonalakes

andriversrepresentover10.6million,or77%,ofthetotalestimatedpersonusedays.Thesetop

10lakesand

riversinTable7arelocatedinfourcounties,allofwhichareeligiblefordisbursementsfromLEBSF:

 Mohave=LakeHavasu(90%),TopockGeorge,LakeMohave

 LaPaz=LakeHavasu(10%),ParkerStrip

 Maricopa=LakePleasant,SaguaroLake,BartlettLake,andCanyon

Lake

 Gila=RooseveltLake

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Table7.BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysfor

ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedDuringPast12Months

Rank LakeorRiver

BoatUseDays

byLake/River

PersonUseDays

byLake/River

1

LakeHavasu

676,989 3,532,972

2

LakePleasant

313,433 1,413,015

3

RooseveltLake

218,512 974,044

4

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

204,868 941,419

5

BartlettLake

155,617 588,657

6

SaguaroLake

150,274 595,753

7

TopockGorge

143,224 667,050

8

LakePowell

132,972 951,907

9

CanyonLake

123,952 518,130

10

LakeMohave(HooverDamto

DavisDam)

97,289 438,231

11

MartinezLaketoImperialDam

86,336 389,662

12

DavisDamtoTopockGorge

82,849 421,185

13

AlamoLake

47,034 152,484

14

LakeMead

44,135 316,119

15

PatagoniaLake

42,581 154,318

16

ApacheLake

34,091 140,410

17

EhrenbergtoMartinezLake

32,026 147,536

18

SaltRiver

31,173 147,191

19

MittryLake(ImperialDamto

MorelsDam)

28,444 88,051

20

BigLake

27,572 90,614

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Table7.BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysfor

ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedDuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Rank LakeorRiver

BoatUseDays

byLake/River

PersonUseDays

byLake/River

21

WillowSpringsLake

24,825 75,192

22

ShowLowLake

21,053 56,627

23

FoolHollowLake

19,689 56,625

24

WoodsCanyonLake

18,779 64,982

25

GlenCanyonDamtoLeesFerry

15,956 90,586

26

LakeMary(Upper)

13,890 47,089

27

TempeTownLake

12,526 40,183

28

ParkerCanyonLake

12,488 35,458

29

VerdeRiver

12,261 52,749

30

LynxLake

9,968 27,941

31

WatsonLake

9,077 24,282

32

RainbowLake

8,793 25,206

33

HeadgateRockDamto

Ehrenberg

8,300 43,576

34

RoperLake

8,281 27,546

35

LymanReservoir

8,243 27,854

36

PenaBlancaLake

7,732 17,741

37

ArivacaLake

7,542 17,452

38

BlueRidgeReservoir

7,523 25,816

39

HawleyLake

6,879 19,031

40

ReservationLake

6,254 16,676

41

DogtownReservoir

5,723 17,169

42

AshurstLake

5,666 16,624

43

BeckerLake

5,382 12,213

44

BlackCanyonLake

5,192 17,277

45

GrandCanyon

4,946 43,040

46

KaibabLake

4,719 15,034

47

GreerLakes

4,681 13,231

48

SquawLake

4,396 15,175

49

HorseshoeLake

4,207 10,097

50

WhitehorseLake

4,207 15,513

51

GilaRiver

3,866 12,208

52

GoldwaterLake

3,866 11,050

53

ClearCreekReservoir

3,582 20,892

54

BearCanyonLake

3,449 12,301

55

LunaLake

3,051 8,739

56

WhiteMountainLake

2,861 10,952

57

KnollLake

2,293 6,958

58

NelsonReservoir

2,198 6,144

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Table7.BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysfor

ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedDuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Rank LakeorRiver

BoatUseDays

byLake/River

PersonUseDays

byLake/River

59

RiverReservoir

2,198 6,595

60

CrescentLake

2,047 5,521

61

SenatorsWash

2,047 13,098

62

TunnelReservoir

1,933 4,775

63

ChevelonCanyonLake

1,876 5,868

64

Lakeside

1,800 6,146

65

BunchReservoir

1,724 5,269

66

SilverbellLake

1,706 4,157

67

KennedyLake

1,402 2,980

68

ChaparralLake

1,270 2,680

69

CataractLake

1,156 3,116

70

ScottReservoir

1,156 2,716

71

KinnikinickLake

1,137 2,767

72

RiggsFlatLake

1,099 2,898

73

WoodlandLake

985 2,546

74

SunriseLake

966 2,434

75

MormonLake

948 2,741

76

BlackRiver

910 4,028

77

SanCarlosLake

606 1,559

78

FainLake

587 1,044

79

Deadhorse

512 1,194

80

LongLake

474 1,480

81

GreenValley

398 1,049

82

LeeValleyLake

379 869

83

CycloneLake

303 6,822

84

HorsethiefBasinLake

265 597

85

ChristmasTreeLake

208 646

86

PaintedRockReservoir

190 426

87

PicachoReservoir

190 569

88

StonemanLake

190 569

89

ConchoLake

171 512

90

EarlPark

171 375

91

DriftFenceLake

152 515

92

ChollaLake

76 253

93

CooleyLake

76 227

94

AlvordLake

57 114

95

LittleBogCreek

38 76

96

WheatfieldsLake

38 76

97

FirebirdLake

19 76

98

SenecaLake

19 38



Totals 3,019,190 13,825,397

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

BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysbyArizonaCounty

AsseeninTable7,therewere3,019,130totalboatusedaysand13,825,397totalpersonusedaysamong

Arizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusersonthestate’slakesandriversoverthepast12months.

Table8

showstheboatusedaysandpersonusedaysbyeachofArizona’s15counties. 



Forpurposesofdirectcomparison,the2016totalboatusedaysandpersonusedaysforArizonaregistered

boatownersarealsoincludedinthetable.Thedatashowincreasesin2021inbothboat

useandpersonuse

daysamongallArizonacountiesthatwererecordedin2016.



Table8.BoatUseDaysandPersonUseDaysbyArizonaCounty

ComparisonofArizonaRegisteredBoatOwners

andWatercraftUsersin2021and2016*

(12‐MonthData)

County

BoatUseDays PersonUseDays

2021 2016(AZ)* 2021 2016(AZ)*

Mohave

976,787 255,399 5,022,260 1,127,837

Maricopa

830,673 301,746 3,468,939 1,216,038

LaPaz

359,927 127,629 1,638,312 571,064

Coconino

250,727 56,725 1,398,750 275,239

Gila

220,445 72,583 980,719 293,593

Yuma

121,223 13,349 505,986 52,837

Apache

74,587 19,760 228,986 62,401

Navajo

63,464 5,991 193,322 21,111

SantaCruz

50,312 23,294 172,060 91,515

Yavapai

36,536 2,221 118,858 3,675

Cochise

12,488 2,535 35,458 10,775

Pima

12,450 269 30,735 404

Graham

9,380 269 30,443 1,077

Pinal

190 0 569 0

Greenlee

00 00

Totals 3,019,190 881,770 13,825,397 3,727,566

*2016datarepresentregisteredboatownersonly.

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

BoatUseDaysAmongArizonaCountiesEligibleforDisbursementsfromLEBSF

(Comparisonof2021to2016)

Table9presentstheboatusedaysfortheeightcountiesthatareeligiblefordisbursementsfromtheLaw

EnforcementandBoatingSafetyFund(LEBSF):Apache,Coconino,Gila,LaPaz,Maricopa,Mohave,Navajo,

and

Yuma.ThemostrecentfundallocationsweredeterminedbytheArizonaGameandFishCommissionusingthe

boatusedaysfromthe2016BWSsurvey,whichincludedresponsesfromArizonaandthreeborderingstates:

California,Nevada,andUtah.In2016,Arizonarespondentsaccountedforlessthanhalf(47%)of

all

respondents,with38%fromCaliforniaand7.5%eachfromNevadaandUtah.In2021,astrategicdecisionwas

madetofocusonArizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusersandtheirusageoverthepast12

months,ratherthanonboatownersinallfourstates.



The2016boatuse

daysareshownintwoways:thefirstpresentsonlythedataforArizonaregisteredboat

ownersandusers,andthesecondpresentsthedata fromallfourparticipatingstates.Thefirstcalculation

(Arizona‐onlydata)representsamoredirectcomparisonwiththedataforthe2021survey,whichfocused

on

Arizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusers.The2021boatusedaysexceedbothcalculationsof2016

boatusedaysinsevenoftheeightLEBSF‐eligibleArizonacounties,withtheoneexceptionbeingLaPazCounty

boatusedayswhenthethreeadditionalstatesareincluded .



Table9.BoatUseDaysAmongArizonaCountiesEligiblefor

DisbursementsfromLEBSF

ComparisonofArizonaRegisteredBoatOwners

andWatercraftUsersin2021and2016**

(12‐MonthData)

Arizona

County

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Days

Percentage*

BoatUse

Days

Percentage

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Days

Percentage

Mohave

976,787 33.71% 255,399 29.9% 809,273 42.0%

Maricopa

830,673 28.67% 301,746 35.4% 308,196 16.0%

LaPaz

359,927 12.42% 127,629 15.0% 517,633 26.9%

Coconino

250,727 8.65% 56,725 6.6% 144,970 7.5%

Gila

220,445 7.61% 72,583 8.5% 74,241 3.9%

Yuma

121,223 4.18% 13,349 1.6% 36,041 1.9%

Apache

74,587 2.57% 19,760 2.3% 28,369 1.5%

Navajo

63,464 2.19% 5,991 0.7% 5,991 0.3%

Totals 2,897,834 100.00% 853,182 100.0% 1,924,714 100.0%

*Expandedthe2021boatusedayspercentagestothehundredthplacebasedonrecentLEBSFworksheets

andallocationsummaries.

**2016datarepresentregisteredboatownersonly.

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

IncreasesinBoatUseDaysforMaricopaCountyLakes

Asnotedearlier,thesurveymethodologyusedin2016includedfourstates(Arizona,California,Nevadaand

Utah);in2021,thestrategicdecisionwasmadetofocusonArizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraft

users.The2020U.S.CensusestimatesArizona’s

populationat7.15million,agrowthof39%since2000.

MaricopaCountyishometo4.4millionofArizonaresidents,or62%ofthestate’spopulatio n,makingitthe

state’smostpopulouscountyandthefourthmostpopulouscountyintheUnitedStates.Amongthesurvey

respondentswhoareregistered

boatowners,45%resideinMaricopaCounty.



Basedontheboatuseandpersonusedays,therewasanincreaseatalllakesandriverswithinMaricopa

County,mostnotablyLakePleasant,SaguaroLake,BartlettLake,andCanyonLake–allofwhichareinthetop

10lakesin

thestate.



DeclineinBoatUseDaysforPopularArizonaLakesLikelyDuetoLowWaterLevels

Figure9presentsamapofArizonashowingthelocationbycountyofeachofthelakesandriverswiththetop

10boatusedays.Thesetop10representover2.2million,

or74%,ofthetotalestimatedboatusedaysamong

Arizonaregisteredboatownersandwatercraftusers.

Analysisofthe2021dataforthetop10lakesandriversinboatusedaysidentifiedseveralchangesfromthe

2016BWSfindings,mostnotably:

 LakeMohavein2016ranked3rd;

in2021itranks10thinboatusedays.

 LakeMeadin2016ranked7th;in2021itranks19thinboatusedays.



LakeMead,oneofMohaveCounty’smostpopularlakes,isfedbytheColorado River.In2021,theColorado

wasatitslowestwaterlevel

sinceHooverDamwascompletedandthereservoirfilledinthe1930s.According

totheNationalParkService,“Decliningwaterlevelsduetoclimatechangeand20yearsofongoingdrought

havereshapedthepark’sshorelines.AsLakeMeadcontinuestorecede,extendinglaunchrampshasbecome

moredifficultandmore

expensiveduetothetopographyandprojecteddeclineinwaterlevels.”*



CommentsfromArizonaboatersinthe2021surveynotedthatoneofthemajorchallengestoboatingatLake

Meadistheclosingoflaunchramps,presumablyduetolowwaterlevels.Thisappearstobesubstantiatedon

the

NationalParkServicewebsite,whichstatesthatamongtheeightavailable launchramps,one(SouthCove)

iscloseduntilfurthernotice;two(BoulderHarbor,TempleBar)aretemporarilyclosed;andthree(Hemenway

Harbor,CallvilleBay,andEchoBay)aredowntoonelane,primarilyduetoconstruction.Respondentsalso

noted

thattheyhadchosentovisitthoselakesandriverswheretheycouldbeassuredofasuccessfulboating

experience,avoidingtheuncertaintyaboutwhichlakeshavealimitednumberofavailablelaunchramps

and/ormajorlinesandwaittimesduetolowwaterlevels.



*Source:https://www.nps.gov/lake/learn/news/lakeconditions.htm



ASPBandAZGFD2021BoatandWatercraftStudy–FinalReport–December2021 24

Figure9.ArizonaCountiesEligibleforDisbursements

fromLEBSF

(AppearinBlue)

# LakeorRiver County # LakeorRiver County

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Mohave(90%)and

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7 TopockGorge Mohave

3 RooseveltLake Gila

8 LakePowell Coconino

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9 CanyonLake Maricopa

5 BartlettLake Maricopa

LakeMohave(HooverDamto

DavisDam)

Mohave

Key:CountyLocationofTop10LakesandRiversinBoatUseDays

ASPBandAZGFD2021BoatandWatercraftStudy–FinalReport–December2021 25

ActivitiesParticipatedinonBoatingTrips

Amongrespondentsoverall,thetwoactivitiesmostfrequentlyenjoyedonatypicalboatingtripweregeneral

pleasureboatingandfishing(61%and56%,respectively),asseeninTable10.Thesewerealsothetoptwo

activitiesamongownersandusersofmotorizedwatercraft.Forownersandusersofnon‐motorized

watercraft,

thetopactivitywascanoeing/kayakingandthesecondwasgeneralpleasureboating(66%and

56%,respectively).Tubingwasrankedadistantthirdplace(26%)amongownersandusersofmotorized

watercraft,whileownersandusersofnon‐motorizedwatercraftrankedstand‐uppaddleboardingthird(31%).



Table10.ActivitiesonTypicalBoatingTrip

Activity Percentage

Generalpleasureboating 60.8%

Fishing 56.4%

Tubing 25.9%

Canoeing/kayaking 22.2%

Waterskiing 18.5%

Jetskiing 16.6%

Wakeboarding 15.2%

Standuppaddleboarding(SUP) 12.4%

Kneeboarding 6.5%

Rafting 2.9%

Sailing 1.7%

Otherresponses(swimming,camping,

hunting/duckhunting,etc.)

5.8%



Generalpleasureboating,fishing,andcanoeing/kayakingwerethemostfrequentactivitiesonshorttripsof1

to5days,withcanoeing/kayakingearningthirdplacebyvirtueofitbeingrankedthemostfrequentactivity

amongusersofnon‐motorizedboatsandwatercraft.Mostotheractivitiesweremorefrequentamong

respondents

reporting6ormoretotalboatingdaysand5ormoretotalboatingtrips.



Tubingrankedfourthoverallinfrequencyandispopularacrossmostageranges(26%),andmostpopular

amongindividualsages35to44(45%).Fishingishighlypopularamongallagegroups(56%ofrespondents

overall)

andenjoyedmostfrequentlybyrespondentsages65to74 (63%)andages75andolder(72%).

Canoeing/kayakingandwaterskiingarealsopopularacrossmostagegroups.Aswouldbeexpected,some

highlyactiveactivitiesassociatedwithmotorizedboating,likejetskiingandwakeboarding,wereengagedin

significantlymore

frequentlybyrespondentsintheyoungestagegroups,18to24and25to34.



Anexaminationofpopularityofactivitiesbyrespondentgenderrevealedsomedifferences.Canoeing/ 

kayaking,tubing,stand‐uppaddleboarding,andjetskiingshowedastatisticallysignificantgreaterfrequency

amongwomenthanmen.Specifically,whenlooking

atoverallresponsesfortheactivitiesselectedbywomen

andmen,canoeing/kayakingwasselectedby41%ofwomenand18%ofmen;tubingby32%ofwomenand

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womenat61%versus39%,respectively.



Additionally,respondentsweregiventheoptiontoaddanactivitytheyenjoyedonatypicalboatingtripthat

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

KeyRespondentSuggestionsandComments

Presentedbelowandorganizedby topicarekeysuggestionsandcommentsdrawnfromresponsestothe

survey’sopen‐endquestionthataskedthefollowing:“Ifyoucould makeonerecommendationorsuggestion

thatwouldhelpimproveyourboatingandpersonalwatercraftexperienceonArizonalakesandrivers,what

woulditbe?”

Whilemanyofthesecommentsdidcontainsuggestionsforimpr ovingtheboatingexperience,it

shouldbenotedthattherewerealsomanycommentsthankingtheagenciesfordoingagoodjobofmanaging

thewaterwaysinArizona.



BoatingSafety/Education/OperatorLicense;EnforcementofLaws

Themostfrequentlycitedissueswerethoserelatedtoboatingsafetyandeducationandthecorollaryneedfor

moreenforcementofsafety‐relatedlaws,rules,andprotocols.Ofthe900‐plusopen‐endresponsestoQ19,

approximately20%focusedsolelyon,orincludedareferenceto,safetyissues.



Manycommentsreflected

thebeliefthattherequirementsforoperatingaboatshouldbesimilartothosefor

operatingacar–suchasrequiringanoperatorlicenseorcertificationor,attheleast,proofofhavingtakenan

authorizedcourseonboatingsafety.Respondentsgenerallynotedthatthisshouldapplytoall

boatand

watercraftoperators,includingownersaswellasrenters,butsawrentersastheprimarytargetbecausethey

arelikelytobelessknowledgeableaboutboatingrules.



Clearly,implementingarequirementforaboatoperatorlicenseorcertificationisalong‐termeffortandmay

requirechangesinstate

legislation.Belowaresomenoteworthycommentsandsuggestionsfromrespondents

regardingotherstrategiestoimproveboatingsafety:

 Developvideosonbasicrulesforoperatingboatsandpersonalwatercraft,suchasjetskisandsimilar

equipment.Includedefinitionandexampleofno‐wakezone,meaningofbuoys,flaguse,etc.

Customize

videosasnecessaryforspecificwaterway–e.g.,locationsofno‐wakezones.Theseshould

alsoincludeinformationonappropriatelaunchrampuseandetiquette–e.g.,nottobeusedas

fishingdock,divingboard,placetogather,etc.

 Requirevendorstoshowvideostocustomersbeforereleasing

watercraft,andinstituteasystemof

finesforoperatorswhoviolatesafetyrules.ThiswouldbeparticularlyhelpfulintheLakeHavasuand

Parkerareas,whereboatandwatercraftrentalsareparticularlyhighandrentersarelesslikelytobe

awareofsafetyrules.

 In‐personoronlinetrainingon

usingtrailersatrampswouldbegoodtooffer.Newboatownersoften

havedifficultyinbackinguptotheramp.

 Offerfreeboatingsafetycoursesonline,e.g.,webinars,on‐demandvideos,etc.

 Patrollingseemstohaveincreasedgenerally,andthatisgreat!However,therearenumerous

tournaments

heldatBartlettandotherArizonalakes,whichsometimesleadtorecklessbehavior,and

thepresenceofatleastonelawenforcementofficerduringthesetournamen tswouldbevery

helpful.





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AccessibilityforSeniorsandIndividualswithDisabilities

Severalrespondentsnotedspecificissuesthatmakeitdifficultforseniorsandpersonswithdisabilitiestofully

enjoyuseoftheirboats.Othercommentsinthisareasuggestedthatregistrationand otherfeesmightbe

discountedforseniors.

 Withthedrought,manyboatrampsareoutofthewater,making

boatingchallenging,especiallyfor

thoseofuswhoareseniorsanddisabled. 

 Iamhandicapped,soitwouldniceifthelaunchingdockcouldbeloweredtobeinthewaterduring

lowwaterconditions.

 LakePowellboatrampsshouldbeaccessibletohandicappedpeople.Wegota

boatslipbecausewe

hadonepersonwithcancerandonewithabadknee.Therewasnohandicappedparkingclosetothe

ramporslip.Therewasnoshuttle.

 ForLakeMeadNationalRecreationAreaandGlenCanyonNationalRecreationareas,thefeeshave

doubled...andwhile

theonlyrealuseofbothareasareforboaters,itseemsthatboatersarethelast

peopletobeconsidered.Thereisnotenoughparkingandnoconsiderationforpeoplewithdisabilities

orillnesses–noshuttles,withrampsbeingamileawayin120‐degreeheat.

 There

isnoconvenientplaceatRooseveltforfishermenwithdisabilities.Thesignsarepostedabout

nofishingorswimmingonrampsanddocks,butlotsofpeopledo...Iwould reallyenjoyaplacesuch

asafishingdockwhereIcouldgofishingatRooseveltwithoutmyboat.



 Increaseaccessibleparking.Iam100%militarydisabilityandrarelyhaveopportunityforparking.

 MorehandicapparkingatMarinaIIIatKatherineLanding(LakeMohave)

 Offerareducedregistrationfeeforseniorsage65andover.

 Iama30yearAirForceveteran(1969‐1999)

andwouldgreatlyappreciateanannualfeeexemptionor

someotherconsiderationformyservicetocountry.



CrowdingandCongestion

Asnotedearlier,approximately27%ofallrespondentsreportedthatthepandemichaddecreasedtheirboat

orwatercraftuseduringthepreviousyear.Nevertheless,manyoftheopen‐endcommentsvoicedthe

perceptionthatthepandemichadsignificantlyincreasedcrowdingandcongestion,possiblyduetotheclosure

oframpsatseveral

popularlakes.Belowaresomecommentsandsuggestionsforhandlingand/orreducing

congestion.

 Noticedheavier‐than‐usualusageoflakesduringCOVID.Many,manypeopleleavingtrashinandon

thebanksoflakes.Maybeplacemoretrashbarrelsaroundthemoreremote(hardertogetto)picnic

camping

spots.

 Pickadayeachyearwherethelakeisclosedandhaveamassiveshorelineclean‐upprogram.Offer

incentivestogetpeople toparticipate.Thisismuchneeded.

 Haveoneweekendamonthwithnomotorizedboatsorjetskisallowedrunningonthewater,anda



rampareajustfornon‐motorizedkayaks,canoes,orjonboats.

 Itwouldbenicetohaveaseparateareaforwakeboarders.Theyareanuisancetothepeoplewhojust

wanttoquietlyenjoythelake,andtheycausesomuchdamagetotheshorelineswiththeir

wakes.

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 LakesaroundtheimmediatePhoenixmetropolitanareacouldrotateyearlyforusebetweenfishing

andwatersports.Forexample,everyotheryearLakePleasantwouldbeopentofishingandclosedto

watersportsboats.Inalternatingyears,fishingwouldbeclosedandwatersportswouldbeallowed.

Thiswouldalleviate

fishingpressureandlakecongestion,andleteachrespectiveboatuserenjoytheir

activitymoreandhavelesson‐the‐waterconfrontations.CouldalsomakealakelikeApacheafishing

onlylake.Fishermenneedaplacewheretheyarenotconstantlydealingwithwakeboatsandski

boats.

 As

oftoday,thereisn'taccessformotorizedboatsonMead(onelaneatonemarinadoesn'tcount,

with3‐hourlines)orPowell...Newrampsareneededforboaters,withdropsintothewater.



CommunicationandAdministrativeServices

Respondentsareseekingmoredetailedinformationonconditionsatspecificwaterways,generallyduetotheir

concernsaboutlowwaterlevelsandcrowding.Commentsandsuggestionsregardingadministrativeservices

addressedawiderangeofissues,althoughonecommontopicwastheoverallregistrationprocessand,in

particular,thedesireforamulti

‐yearregistration.

 Betterinformationongettingpermitsformotorizeduseofwaterways–jurisdiction,phonenumbers,

costs,localsourcesforpermits,wheretopostpermits,hoursofserviceforsourcesofpermits.

 Letpeopleknowthewaterisnotdeepenoughforpr opboats.

 Havealive

webcamofthelaketocheckbeforeheadingouttoseeconditionsandcheckthecrowding.

 Notsurehowfeasibleitis,butitwouldbenicetohavebetterinformationonwaterconditionsin

regardtorecreation.Fishingreportsdon’treallytellyouaboutchopandconditionfor

recreation,etc.

 HaveanAZGFDofficialatLakePowell.Idon'tthinkit'srighttomakemedragmyboattoFlagstafffora

5minuteinspection.

 Makeboaterregistrationlastlongerthanoneyear.Moststates’registrationisgoodforthreeyears

andthecostisthe

sameasitiswhenyouregisterherefor1year.Itwouldbealotmoreenjoyableto

onlyhavetoreneweverythreeinsteadofthecurrentpracticeofeveryyear.Inthelongrun,itwould

actuallysavethestatethecostofhavingtoprintnewregistration

stickertagseveryyear.

 MakethePersonalUserPermitforLakePowellapartoftheregistrationprocess,ormaketherenewal

processavailableattheinspectionstationontheramp,ratherthanhavingtomanuallyorderiteach

year.

 Onlineprintablepasses,withextendedlimitsdueto

COVID.

 Ihave5watercraft,someofwhichIdonotuseforyearsatatime.Ihatethefactthatyoudonothave

alongerregistrationperiodorsomeotherwaytomakeboatingmoreaffordable.IfIskipregisteringa

boatbecauseIdidnotuse

it,Igetpenalized.

 Perhapsamonitoredcommunityboatinghazmatpointatthemarinas.Alotofboatersusetwoorfour

strokemotorsandfillfueljugspriortoarrivingatthelake,yetdon’tuseallourfuelpriortoleaving

andendupwithitsitting

inourboatsformonthssometimesbeforewecomebackout. Acommunity

exchangesystemmightbehelpfulandanincentivesiteforsupervision/reinforcementinpositive

recreationactivities.

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FacilitiesandMaintenanceNeeds

Afrequenttopicofcommentswastheneedtoextendboatlaunchesoutintothewaterduetolowwater

levels.Anumberofrespondentcommentsrequestedthatshorelinecampingbereinstated,perhapslimitedto

tentsorpop‐uptents(i.e.,notraveltrailers,RVs,orotherlargevehicles).Additionally,a

numberof

respondentsusedthisopportunitytoidentifyrepairandmaintenanceneedsatspecificlocations.

 Keepthepublicdocksmaintained.Missingbumpersandbrokenmetalcleatscausesdamagetoour

boats.

 OnSaguaroLake,thedockwasbuiltwithhorizontalpanelsonthesideofthedock,causing

boatsto

getcaughtontheedgeastheboatraisesupanddown...Thesidesofthedockpanelsneedtobe

verticalandlong,soboatsdonotgetdamaged.

 Makesureallunderwaterhazardsaremarkedifpos sible.

 Rampsatalllakesneed

tobecleanedsoalgaedoesn’tmakethemsoslippery.Notonlyisitdangerous

towalkon,butitmakesaseriouspainpullingboatsoutforeveryone.

 Buildparkingclosertothelaunchpoint–ChollaRampatRooseveltisalongwalkaswellasIndian

Pointandothers–toofarforelders.Kaibabramphasa15ft.dropoffattheasphalt,peoplegetstuck

drivingout.Plustouristsalwaysfilluptheboattrailerparkingwiththeircars;nooneenforcesthe

parkingrules.

 Securitycamerasinparkinglotsatlakes.My

trailershavebeenhitbyotherpeopletwice,causing

damageequaling$1,500eachoccurrence,bothatLakePleasant!Also,oneattemptatstealingmy

boattrailerhasbeenmadeatLakePleasant,evidencedbyabentsecuritylockwheresomeonetri edto

pryitoffmycoupler.

 Cleaningof

lakesofplasticicebags.IlostmyHonda90HP4strokeenginebecauseofaleft‐overice

bagthrownintothewater.Theydo notjustsink.$12,800fornewengine.ItwillbesometimebeforeI

gotoLakePleasantagain.

 Cleantheinvasivegrassat

leastonceayearintheLondonBridgecanal.

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Recommendations

Basedonthereviewofrespondents’suggestionsandcomments,thefollowingpreliminaryrecommendations 

areproposedforconsideration:

 Developvideo(s)onbasicrulesforoperatingboatsandpersonalwatercraft.Topicsmightinclude

explanationandexampleofno‐wakezone,meaningofbuoys,properflaguse,backingupboatto

launchramp,

appropriatelaunchrampuseandetiquette,etc.Ifpossible,videoscouldbecustomized 

forthemostpopularwaterwaystoshowlocationsofno‐wakezones,etc.

o PostthevideosontheAZGFDandASPTwebsitesand/orsocialmediaasfreelearning

resourcesavailabletothepublicatanytime.

o Providethevideosfreeofchargetoboatingclubsandorganizations,boating‐relatedretailers,

etc.Alsoprovidetoboatandwatercraftrentaloperatorsandencouragethemtoshowtoall

customersbeforereleasingequipment.

 Expandpromotionaleffortsregardingtheavailabilityandconvenienceofonlineboatandwatercraft

educationcourses,

leveragingappropriateinternalandexternalcommunicationchannels,suchas

agencywebsites,e‐newsletters,socialmedia,outreachtoboatingclubsandorganizations,etc.Include

informationon:

o Themeaningof“certification”anditsapplicabilityinArizona.

o Whichonlinecoursesarefreeandwhicharenot.

 Sponsorseriesofshoreline

clean‐upeventsforvolunteers,rotatingamongthemostvisitedsites.If

possible,offerincentiveforparticipation.

 Usevariouscommunicationchannelstoprovidedetailed,currenti nformationonwaterlevels,

congestion,launchramplines,etc.atsites;maywishtoconsideruseofwebcamsatthemostvisited

sites.



Considerpossiblewaystoexpandcustomer‐centricservices,suchasofferingmulti‐yearregistration,

onlineprintablepasses,etc.Mayalsowishtoconsiderslightlydiscountedregistrationfeesforseniors,

veterans,etc.

 Considerpossiblewaystoimprovesecurityinparkinglotsatthemostvisitedsites.

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Appendices

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AppendixB:ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitationData

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Table12.ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedatLeastOnce

DuringPast12Months

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

WhoVisited

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

1

LakeHavasu

2,026 29.9%

2

LakePleasant

1,894 28.0%

3

RooseveltLake

1,333 19.7%

4

SaguaroLake

1,266 18.7%

5

BartlettLake

1,193 17.6%

6

CanyonLake

1,155 17.1%

7

LakePowell

857 12.7%

8

TopockGorge

826 12.2%

9

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

756 11.2%

10

LakeMohave(HooverDam

toDavisDam)

567 8.4%

11

AlamoLake

500 7.4%

12

ApacheLake

455 6.7%

13

PatagoniaLake

439 6.5%

14

BigLake

412 6.1%

15

DavisDamtoTopockGorge

406 6.0%

16

SaltRiver

381 5.6%

17

WillowSpringsLake

381 5.6%

18

WoodsCanyonLake

365 5.4%

19

LakeMead

289 4.3%

20

MartinezLaketoImperial

Dam

263 3.9%

21

ShowLowLake

261 3.9%

22

FoolHollowLake

258 3.8%

23

LakeMary(Upper)

241 3.6%

24

WatsonLake

197 2.9%

25

ParkerCanyonLake

193 2.9%

26

GlenCanyonDamtoLees

Ferry

189 2.8%

27

LynxLake

188 2.8%

28

VerdeRiver

172 2.5%

29

BlueRidgeReservoir

146 2.2%

30

MittryLake(ImperialDamto

MorelsDam)

136 2.0%

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DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

WhoVisited

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

31

TempeTownLake

125 1.8%

32

HawleyLake

120 1.8%

33

EhrenbergtoMartinezLake

117 1.7%

34

BlackCanyonLake

113 1.7%

35

PenaBlancaLake

112 1.7%

36

AshurstLake

106 1.6%

37

GoldwaterLake

106 1.6%

38

ReservationLake

102 1.5%

39

LymanReservoir

95 1.4%

40

RoperLake

95 1.4%

41

BearCanyonLake

90 1.3%

42

RainbowLake

90 1.3%

43

ArivacaLake

86 1.3%

44

KaibabLake

86 1.3%

45

HorseshoeLake

85 1.3%

46

DogtownReservoir

82 1.3%

47

GreerLakes

75 1.1%

48

LunaLake

59 0.9%

49

KnollLake

58 0.9%

50

BeckerLake

52 0.8%

51

ClearCreekReservoir

49 0.7%

52

HeadgateRockDamto

Ehrenberg

48 0.7%

53

WhitehorseLake

48 0.7%

54

GrandCanyon

47 0.7%

55

ChevelonCanyonLake

47 0.7%

56

CrescentLake

43 0.6%

57

NelsonReservoir

39 0.6%

58

GilaRiver

38 0.6%

59

RiverReservoir

38 0.6%

60

BunchReservoir

36 0.5%

61

TunnelReservoir

34 0.5%

62

SilverbellLake

32 0.5%

63

SquawLake

31 0.5%

64

KinnikinickLake

30 0.4%

65

Lakeside

29 0.4%

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Table12.ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedatLeastOnce

DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

WhoVisited

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

66

WhiteMountainLake

29 0.4%

67

MormonLake

28 0.4%

68

SunriseLake

27 0.4%

69

CataractLake

23 0.3%

70

BlackRiver

21 0.3%

71

ColoradoRiver

21 0.3%

72

ScottReservoir

20 0.3%

73

LeeValleyLake

17 0.3%

74

KennedyLake

16 0.2%

75

SanCarlosLake

14 0.2%

76

WoodlandLake

12 0.2%

77

GreenValley

11 0.2%

78

RiggsFlatLake

11 0.2%

79

ChristmasTreeLake

10 0.1%

80

Senator'sWash

10 0.1%

81

ChaparralLake

9 0.1%

82

FainLake

9 0.1%

83

DeadHorsePonds

9 0.1%

84

HorsethiefBasinLake

8 0.1%

85

LongLake

8 0.1%

86

StonemanLake

7 0.1%

87

DriftFenceLake

5 0.1%

88

EarlParkLake

5 0.1%

89

CycloneLake

4 0.1%

90

PaintedRockReservoir

4 0.1%

91

PicachoReservoir

4 0.1%

92

AlvordLake

3 0.04%

93

ChollaLake

3 0.04%

94

CooleyLake

3 0.04%

95

ConchoLake

2 0.03%

96

LittleBogCreek

2 0.03%

97

FirebirdLake

1 0.01%

98

SenecaLake

1 0.01%

99

WheatfieldsLake

1 0.01%

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OtherLakesorRivers

(private,communities‐HOAs,

etc.)

82 1.2%

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Table13.ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedMostOften

DuringPast12Months

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

1

LakeHavasu

1,271 18.8%

2

LakePleasant

1,211 17.9%

3

RooseveltLake

691 10.2%

4

SaguaroLake

603 8.9%

5

BartlettLake

548 8.1%

6

CanyonLake

480 7.1%

7

LakePowell

346 5.1%

8

PatagoniaLake

272 4.0%

9

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

263 3.9%

10

LakeMohave(HooverDam

toDavisDam)

260 3.8%

11

TopockGorge

233 3.4%

12

WillowSpringsLake

149 2.2%

13

DavisDamtoTopockGorge

148 2.2%

14

MartinezLaketoImperial

Dam

144 2.1%

15

BigLake

128 1.9%

16

AlamoLake

127 1.9%

17

SaltRiver

127 1.9%

18

ApacheLake

113 1.7%

19

ShowLowLake

96 1.4%

20

LakeMead

93 1.4%

21

WoodsCanyonLake

89 1.3%

22

FoolHollowLake

77 1.1%

23

ParkerCanyonLake

71 1.0%

24

EhrenbergtoMartinezLake

68 1.0%

25

WatsonLake

61 0.9%

26

MittryLake(ImperialDamto

MorelsDam)

56 0.8%

27

LakeMary(Upper)

55 0.8%

28

LynxLake

53 0.8%

29

VerdeRiver

45 0.7%

30 PenaBlancaLake 39 0.6%

31

TempeTownLake

39 0.6%

32

GlenCanyonDamtoLees

Ferry

37 0.5%

33

HawleyLake

33 0.5%

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Table13.ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedMostOften

DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

34

LymanReservoir

32 0.5%

35

GoldwaterLake

27 0.4%

36

ReservationLake

27 0.4%

37

RoperLake

27 0.4%

38

HeadgateRockDamto

Ehrenberg

24 0.4%

39

ArivacaLake

23 0.3%

40

AshurstLake

21 0.3%

41

BlueRidgeReservoir

20 0.3%

42

BeckerLake

19 0.3%

43

KaibabLake

19 0.3%

44

LunaLake

19 0.3%

45

GreerLakes

18 0.3%

46

RainbowLake

18 0.3%

47

BlackCanyonLake

17 0.3%

48

ClearCreekReservoir

16 0.2%

49

DogtownReservoir

14 0.2%

50

SquawLake

14 0.2%

51

KnollLake

12 0.2%

52 WhitehorseLake 12 0.2%

53

NelsonReservoir

11 0.2%

54

WhiteMountainLake

11 0.2%

55

HorseshoeLake

10 0.1%

56

SilverbellLake

10 0.1%

57

BearCanyonLake

7 0.1%

58

ChevelonCanyonLake

7 0.1%

59

GrandCanyon

6 0.1%

60

BunchReservoir

6 0.1%

61

GilaRiver

6 0.1%

62

RiverReservoir

6 0.1%

63

CataractLake

5 0.1%

64

KinnikinickLake

5 0.1%

65

GreenValley

4 0.1%

66

KennedyLake

4 0.1%

67

Lakeside

4 0.1%

68

WoodlandLake

4 0.1%

69

MormonLake

3 0.04%

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Table13.ArizonaLakesandRiversVisitedMostOften

DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

Numberof

Respondents

Percentageof

Total

Respondents

70

ScottReservoir

3 0.04%

71

TunnelReservoir

3 0.04%

72

BlackRiver

1 0.01%

73

ChaparralLake

1

0.01%

74

CrescentLake

1

0.01%

75

CycloneLake

1

0.01%

76

HorsethiefBasinLake

1

0.01%

77

LeeValleyLake

1

0.01%

78

PicachoReservoir

1

0.01%

79

SanCarlosLake

1

0.01%

80

SunriseLake

1

0.01%

81

AlvordLake

0

0.00%

82

AsaayiLake

0

0.00%

83

ChollaLake

0

0.00%

84

ChristmasTreeLake

0

0.00%

85

ConchoLake

0

0.00%

86

CooleyLake

0

0.00%

87

DriftFenceLake

0

0.00%

88

FainLake

0

0.00%

89

FirebirdLake

0

0.00%

90

GanadoLake

0

0.00%

91

HurricaneLake

0

0.00%

92

LittleBogCreek

0 0.00%

93

LongLake

0 0.00%

94

MexicanHayLake

0 0.00%

95

PaintedRockReservoir

0 0.00%

96

SenecaLake

0 0.00%

97

StonemanLake

0 0.00%

98

WheatfieldsLake

0 0.00%



Otherlake/river

116 1.7%

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Table14.AverageNumberofDaysSpentonLakeorRiver

DuringPast12Months

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofDaysSpent

(SummaryofMeans)

1 LakeHavasu 17.64

2 MartinezLaketoImperialDam 17.32

3 EhrenbergtoMartinezLake 14.44

4

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamtoHeadgateRock

Dam)

14.33

5 MittryLake(ImperialDamtoMorelsDam) 10.94

6 DavisDamtoTopockGorge 10.77

7 HeadgateRockDamtoEhrenberg 9.13

8 TopockGorge 9.11

9 LakeMohave(HooverDamtoDavisDam) 9.05

10 LakePleasant 8.74

11 RooseveltLake 8.65

12 LakePowell 8.20

13 LakeMead 8.06

14 SquawLake 7.48

15 ChaparralLake 7.44

16 BartlettLake 6.89

17 SaguaroLake 6.27

18 CanyonLake 5.66

19 GrandCanyon 5.55

20 BeckerLake 5.46

21 GilaRiver 5.41

22 TempeTownLake 5.29

23 RainbowLake 5.16

24 WhiteMountainLake 5.14

25 PatagoniaLake 5.12

26 AlamoLake 4.96

27 ArivacaLake 4.63

28 KennedyLake 4.63

29 WhitehorseLake 4.63

30 RoperLake 4.60

31 LymanReservoir 4.58

32 ConchoLake 4.50

33 GlenCanyonDamtoLeesFerry 4.46

34

WoodlandLake

4.33

35

SaltRiver

4.26

36

ShowLowLake

4.26

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Table14.AverageNumberofDaysSpentonLakeorRiver

DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofDays

Spent

(SummaryofMeans)

37

FoolHollowLake

4.03

38

CycloneLake

4.00

39

ClearCreekReservoir

3.98

40

ApacheLake

3.95

41

VerdeRiver

3.72

42

DogtownReservoir

3.68

43

PenaBlancaLake

3.64

44

BigLake

3.53

45

FainLake

3.44

46

WillowSpringsLake

3.44

47

ParkerCanyonLake

3.41

48

GreerLakes

3.29

49

Lakeside

3.28

50

ReservationLake

3.24

51

LongLake

3.13

52

RiverReservoir

3.05

53

LakeMary(Upper)

3.05

54

ScottReservoir

3.05

55

HawleyLake

3.04

56

TunnelReservoir

3.00

57

NelsonReservoir

2.97

58

KaibabLake

2.90

59

AshurstLake

2.82

60

SilverbellLake

2.81

61

LynxLake

2.80

62

LunaLake

2.73

63

BlueRidgeReservoir

2.72

64

WoodsCanyonLake

2.72

65

CataractLake

2.65

66

HorseshoeLake

2.60

67

BunchReservoir

2.53

68

CrescentLake

2.51

69

PaintedRockReservoir

2.50

70

PicachoReservoir

2.50

71

BlackCanyonLake

2.42

72

WatsonLake

2.38

73

BlackRiver

2.29

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Table14.AverageNumberofDaysSpentonLakeorRiver

DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofDaysSpent

(SummaryofMeans)



74

SanCarlosLake

2.29

75

ChevelonCanyonLake

2.11

76

KnollLake

2.09

77

BearCanyonLake

2.02

78

KinnikinickLake

2.00

79

WheatfieldsLake

2.00

80

GoldwaterLake

1.92

81

GreenValley

1.91

82

SunriseLake

1.89

83

MormonLake

1.79

84

HorsethiefBasinLake

1.75

85

DriftFenceLake

1.60

86

StonemanLake

1.43

87

ChollaLake

1.33

88

CooleyLake

1.33

89

LeeValleyLake

1.18

90

ChristmasTreeLake

1.10

91

AlvordLake

1.00

92

FirebirdLake

1.00

93

LittleBogCreek

1.00

94

SenecaLake

1.00

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OtherLakesorRivers

11.46

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Table15.AverageNumberofPeopleinGrouponBoatingTrips

DuringPast12Months

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofPeopleinGroup

(SummaryofMeans)

1

GrandCanyon

8.70

2

LakePowell

7.16

3

LakeMead

7.16

4

ClearCreekReservoir

5.87

5

GlenCanyonDamtoLees

Ferry

5.68

6

HeadgateRockDamto

Ehrenberg

5.25

7

LakeHavasu

5.22

8

DavisDamtoTopockGorge

5.08

9

SaltRiver

4.73

10

TopockGorge

4.66

11

EhrenbergtoMartinezLake

4.61

12

ParkerStrip(ParkerDamto

HeadgateRockDam)

4.59

13

MartinezLaketoImperial

Dam

4.51

14 LakeMohave(HooverDam

toDavisDam)

4.50

15 LakePleasant 4.50

16 RooseveltLake 4.46

17 BlackRiver 4.43

18 VerdeRiver 4.33

19 CanyonLake  4.18

20 ApacheLake 4.12

21 FirebirdLake 4.00

22 CycloneLake 4.00

23 Saguaro Lake 3.97

24 WhiteMountainLake 3.89

25 BartlettLake 3.78

26 WhitehorseLake 3.69

27 Patagonia Lake 3.62

28 BearCanyonLake 3.57

29 Woods CanyonLake 3.46

30 SquawLake 3.45

31 Blue RidgeReservoir 3.43

32 Lakeside 3.41

33 DriftFenceLake 3.40

34 LakeMary(Upper) 3.40

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Table15.AverageNumberofPeopleinGrouponBoatingTrips

DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofPeopleinGroup

(SummaryofMeans)

35 LymanReservoir 3.38

36 ChollaLake 3.33

37 BlackCanyonLake 3.33

38 Roper Lake 3.33

39 BigLake  3.29

40 AlamoLake 3.24

41 TempeTownLake 3.21

42 GilaRiver 3.19

43 KaibabLake  3.19

44 ChevelonCanyonLake 3.13

45 LongLake 3.13

46 MittryLake(ImperialDamto

MorelsDam)

3.11

47 ChristmasTreeLake 3.10

48 Willow SpringsLake 3.07

49 BunchReservoir 3.06

50 KnollLake 3.03

51 ConchoLake 3.00

52 Cooley Lake 3.00

53 DogtownReservoir 3.00

54 PicachoReservoir 3.00

55 RiverReservoir 3.00

56 StonemanLake 3.00

57 AshurstLake 2.93

58 MormonLake 2.89

59 FoolHollowLake 2.88

60 Rainbow Lake 2.87

61 LunaLake 2.86

62 GoldwaterLake 2.86

63 ParkerCanyonLake 2.84

64 GreerLakes 2.83

65 LynxLake 2.80

66 NelsonReservoir 2.79

67 HawleyLake 2.77

68 CrescentLake 2.70

69 CataractLake 2.70

70 ShowLowLake 2.69

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Table15.AverageNumberofPeopleinGrouponBoatingTrips

DuringPast12Months(cont’d)

Ranking LakeorRiver

NumberofPeopleinGroup

(SummaryofMeans)

71 WatsonLake 2.68

72 ReservationLake 2.67

73 GreenValley 2.64

74 Woodland Lake 2.58

75 SanCarlosLake  2.57

76 SunriseLake 2.52

77 TunnelReservoir 2.47

78 Silverbell Lake 2.44

79 KinnikinickLake 2.43

80 HorseshoeLake 2.40

81 ScottReservoir 2.35

82 ArivacaLake 2.31

83 Pena BlancaLake 2.29

84 LeeValleyLake 2.29

85 BeckerLake 2.27

86 Horsethief BasinLake 2.25

87 PaintedRockReservoir 2.25

88 KennedyLake 2.13

89 ChaparralLake 2.11

90 AlvordLake  2.00

91 LittleBogCreek 2.00

92 SenecaLake 2.00

93 WheatfieldsLake 2.00

94 FainLake 1.78

 OtherLakesorRivers 8.55

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AppendixC:SurveyQuestionnaire

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extremelyimportant.Yourparticipationisvoluntaryand

confidential.Thesurveywilltakeapproximately10minutestocomplete.

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[Note:ArizonaStateParksandTrailsCommunicationsDepartment

isdevelopingthedesignfortheflyers

andsignageandwillsharewithusthegraphicsthatwecanuseonthelandingpagewiththecopyabove.]

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Questionnaire

S1. Areyouage18orolder?

 Yes

 No [TERMINATE–RECEIVETERMINATIONMESSAGE–NOTELIGIBLETOPARTICIPATE

INTHESURVEY

ORTHEDRAWING]

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1. Haveyouusedaboatorpersonalwatercraft–includingcanoes,kayaks,jetskis,paddleboards,etc.–on

Arizonawaterways,includingtheColoradoRiver,duringthepast12months?

 Yes[GOTOQ2]

 No,butsomeoneelseinthehousehold

hasusedaboatorpersonalwatercraftonArizonawaterways

duringthepast12months[GOTOQ1a;originalresponderisterminated]

 No,nooneinmyhouseholdhasusedaboatorpersonalwatercraftonArizonawaterwaysduringthe

past12months[GOTOQ4,THENTODRAWING

ENTRYPAGE]

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1a. Pleaseemailortextthefollowingsurveylinktothehouseholdmemberwhousedtheboatorpersonal

watercraftduringthepast12monthstofilloutthis survey.Youcanalsoclickonthelinkandcopyitto

clipboard.

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[LINK]

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2. WhichoftheboatsorpersonalwatercraftshownbelowdidyouuseonArizonawaterways,includingthe

ColoradoRiver,duringthepast12months?Selectallthatapply.

 Motorizedboatorpersonalwatercraft(e.g.jetskis)

 Non‐motorizedboatorpersonalwatercraft(e.g.,can oes,kayaks,paddleboards)

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 2a.Oftheboatsorpersonalwatercraftyouusedduringthepast12months,whichdidyouownorco‐

own,rentorlease,orsimplyuse(e.g.,usedwithowner,borrowedfromowner,etc.)?Pleaseselectallthat

applyineachrow.

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 Ownedor

co‐owned

Rentedor

leased

Usedorborrowed

Motorizedboatorpersonal

watercraft(e.g.jetskis)

  

Non‐motorizedboator

personalwatercraft(e.g.,

canoes,kayaks,

paddleboards)

  

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3. HasCOVID‐19affectedhowmuchyouusedaboatorpersonalwatercraftonArizonalakesandrivers,

includingtheColoradoRiver,duringthe past12months?

 Yes[GOTOQ3a,thentoQ5]

 No[SKIPTOQ5]

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3a. HowhasCOVID‐19affectedhowmuch

youusedaboatorpersonalwatercraftonArizonalakesand

riversduringthepast12months–hasitincreasedyourboatusageordecreasedit?

 Increasedusage[SKIPTOQ5]

 Decreasedusage[SKIPTOQ5]

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4. [Programming:Q4onlyaskedofthosewhoresponded

toQ1row3,"No,nooneinmyhouseholdhas

usedaboatorpersonalwatercraft..."AfteransweringQ4,theygotodrawingentrypage.]

Wasthereanyparticularreasonyoudidn’tuseaboatorpersonalwatercraftinArizonaduringthepast12

months?Pleaseselectallthat

apply.

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 Boatwasn’tworking,brokendown 

 Costofuse,couldn’tafford

 Toobusy,notime

 Lostinterest,preferotherformsofrecreation

 Onlyusedinstate(s)otherthanArizona

 Toofartogo

 Toocrowded

 Don’tknowwheretogo

 COVID‐

19/stay‐at‐homeorders

 I’mnotaboatorpersonalwatercraftuser

 Other(please specify):_______________________[Programming:Providespaceforwrite‐in]

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5. Whatisyourbestestimateofthetotalnumberofdaysthatyouusedaboatorpersonalwatercrafton

Arizonalakesandrivers,includingtheColoradoRiver,duringthepast12months?

 1to5days 

 6to10days

 11to15days

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 16to24days

 25to49days

 50ormoredays

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6. OnapproximatelyhowmanyseparatetripsdidyouuseaboatorpersonalwatercraftonArizona

waterwaysduringthepast12months?

 1to4trips

 5to9trips

 10

to14trips

 15to24trips

 25to49trips

 50ormoretrips

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7. PleaseselectalltheArizonalakesandrivers—includingtheColoradoRiver—whereyouusedaboator

personalwatercraftduringthepast12months.

Belowisalistingof“ColoradoRiverSegments”,followedbyanalphabeticallistingof“OtherLakesand

Rivers”.Ifthe

waterwayyouuseisnotlistedbelow,pleaseenterthenameunder“Other”,whichappears

attheveryendofthelist.ToseeamapofColoradoRiverlakesandsegments,clickonthemapimage.

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Pleaseselectallthatapply.

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ColoradoRiverSegments–AlsoReferencedonMap

1. LakePowell

2. GlenCanyonDamtoLeesFerry

3. GrandCanyon

4. LakeMead

5. LakeMohave(HooverDamtoDavisDam)

6. DavisDamtoTopockGorge

7. TopockGorge

8. LakeHavasu

9. ParkerStrip(ParkerDam

toHeadgateRockDam)

10. HeadgateRockDamtoEhrenberg

11. EhrenbergtoMartinezLake

12. MartinezLaketoImperialDam

13. MittryLake(ImperialDamtoMorelsDam)

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Responsesfor OtherArizonaLakesandRivers

14. AlamoLake

15. AlvordLake

16. ApacheLake 

17. ArivacaLake

18. AsaayiLake

19. AshurstLake

20. BartlettLake 

21. BearCanyonLake

22. BeckerLake

23. BigLake

24. BlackCanyonLake

25. BlackRiver

26. BlueRidgeReservoir

27. BunchReservoir

28. CanyonLake

29. CataractLake

30. ChaparralLake

31. ChevelonCanyonLake

32. ChollaLake

33. ChristmasTreeLake

34. ClearCreekReservoir

35. ConchoLake

36. CooleyLake

37. CrescentLake

38. CycloneLake

39. DogtownReservoir

40. DriftFenceLake

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41. FainLake

42. FirebirdLake

43. FoolHollowLake

44. GanadoLake

45. GilaRiver

46. GoldwaterLake 

47. GreenValley

48. GreerLakes

49. HawleyLake

50. HorseshoeLake

51. HorsethiefBasinLake

52. HurricaneLake

53. KaibabLake

54. KennedyLake

55. KinnikinickLa ke

56. KnollLake

57. LakeMary(Upper)

58. LakePleasant

59. Lakeside

60. LeeValleyLake

61. LittleBogCreek

62. LongLake

63. LunaLake

64. LymanReserv oir

65. LynxLake

66. MexicanHayLake

67. MormonLake

68. NelsonReservoir

69. PaintedRock Reservoir

70. ParkerCanyonLake

71. PatagoniaLake

72. PenaBlancaLake

73. PicachoReservoir

74. RainbowLake

75. ReservationLake

76. RiverReservoir

77. RooseveltLake

78. RoperLake

79. SaguaroLake

80. SaltRiver

81. SanCarlosLake

82. ScottReservoir

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83. SenecaLake

84. ShowLowLake

85. SilverbellLake

86. SquawLake

87. StonemanLa ke

88. SunriseLake

89. TempeTownLake

90. TunnelReservoir

91. VerdeRiver

92. WatsonLake

93. WheatfieldsLake

94. WhiteMountainLake

95. WhitehorseLake

96. WillowSpringsLake

97. WoodlandLake

98. WoodsCanyonLake

99. Other(Please specify):

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PleaselistthenamesofalltheArizonalakesandrivers—includingtheColoradoRiver—

whereyouusedaboatorpersonalwatercraftduringthepast12months.

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8. ShownbelowarealltheArizonalakesandriverswhereyousaidyouusedaboatorpersonalwatercraft

duringthepast12months.Foreachlakeorriver,pleasefillinColumnBwiththetotalnumberofdaysyou

spentthere,andColumnCwiththe

numberofpeople,includingyourself,thatwereusuallyinyourgroup.

[Programming:Auto‐fillColumnAwithalllocationsselectedinQ7.Includeoptiontoviewmapof

ColoradoRiverlakesandnumberedsegments.]

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A

LakeorriverwhereIuseda

boatorpersonalwatercraft

duringpast12months

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B

Numberofdaysspent

C

Numberofpeopleingroup,

includingmyself

[Programming:AutofillQ7

responses]

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

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9. ShownbelowaretheArizonalakesorrivers–includingtheColoradoRiver–whereyouusedaboator

personalwatercraftduringthepast12months.Whichone(s)didyoudidyougotomostoften?Please

selectnomorethantwo.[Programming:Auto‐fillwithall

locationsselectedinQ7andpermituptotwo

choices.IncludeoptiontoviewmapofColoradoRiverlakesandnumberedsegments.Ifonlyoneplace

selectedinQ7,useitforQ9responseandskipthequestion.]



Lakeorriverwhereyouusedboator

personalwatercraftduring

past12months

Visitedmost

often

[Programming:AutofillQ7responses]

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10. Whatactivitiesdoyouenjoyonatypicalboatingtrip?Selectallthatapply.[Programming:Providespace

forwrite‐in]

 Waterskiing

 Fishing

 Generalpleasureboating

 Jetskiing

 Kneeboarding

 Wakeboarding

 Tubing

 Rafting

 Sailing

 Canoeing/kayaking

 Standup

paddleboarding(SUP)

 Other(please specify)__________________

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11. DoyouknowwhatAquaticInvasiveSpeciesare,suchasquaggamussels?

 Yes

 No

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11a.Howoftenisyourboatorpersonalwatercraftcleanedafteritisused?

 Alwayscleanedaftereachuse 

 Usuallycleanedafter

eachuse

 Occasionallycleanedafteruse

 Seldomcleanedafter use

 Nevercleanedafteruse[SKIPTOQ12]

 Theboatorpersonalwatercraftusedisnotmine,soIdon’tknowabouthowoftenit’scleaned

[SKIPTOQ12]

 Theboatorpersonalwatercraftisdocked

andremainsinthewaterthroughouttheyear.[SKIP

TOQ12]

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11b.Whichofthefollowingmethodsisty picallyusedforcleaningyourboatorpersonalwatercraftafter

use?Pleaseselectallthatapply.

 Professionaldecontamination

 Hotwaterpressurewash

 Cleananddraindry

 Othermethod(pleasespecify)_____________



12. Haveyouevertakena

boatingsafetyclass?

 Yes

 No

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12a.Iffreeboatingsafetyclasseswereofferedinyourarea,wouldyouprefertoattendinpersonortake

themonline?

 Inperson

 Online

 Blended(partonline,partinperson)

 I’mnotinterestedintakingaboating

safetycourse

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Justafewquestionsleft‐‐weneedsomebasicinformationaboutyoutohelpusbetterunde rstandwhois

usingandnotusingArizonalakesandriversandtobetterprovideforeveryone’sneeds.Thisinformationwill

remainstrictlyconfidentialandwillbeusedforstatisticalpurposesonly.

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13. Whatisyourage?

 18–24

 25–34

 35–44

 45–54

 55–64

 65–74

 75andolder

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14. Whatisyourgender?

 Male

 Female

 Non‐binary

 Prefernottoanswer 

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15. AreyouofHispanic,Latino,orSpanishorigin?



Yes

 No

 Prefernottoanswer 

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16. Which ofthefollowingracialgroupsdoyoumostidentifywith?Pleaseselectone.

 White

 Black/Africa nAmerican

 AmericanIndian/AlaskanNative

 Asian

 NativeHawaiian/OtherPacific Islander

 Prefernottoanswer 



17. Howmanychildrenunder18yearsoldlivein

yourhousehold?

 0

 1

 2

 3

 4

 5ormore



18. WhatArizonacountydoyoulivein,whetheryear‐roundorforpartoftheyear?[Programming:Provide

spaceforwrite‐in.]



 Apache

 Cochise

 Coconino

 Gila 

 Graham

 Greenlee

 LaPaz

 Maricopa

 Mohave

 Navajo

 Pima

 Pinal

 SantaCruz

 Yavapai

 Yuma

 Other(please specify):

 _____________________________



Q19.Ifyoucouldmakeonerecommendationorsuggestionthatwouldhelpimproveyourboatingand

personalwatercraftexperienceonArizonalakesandrivers,whatwoulditbe?



Thankyouforyourinput–wegreatlyappreciateyourtimeandopinions.

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Toenteryournameinthedrawingforprizes,wewillneedtoconfirmyourcontactinformationsowecan

notifyyouifareoneofthewinners.



Firstname:Lastname:

Address:

City:State(pull‐do wnmenu) Zipcode

Emailaddress:

Phonenumber:



 Iprefernottoprovidethisinformationorenterthedrawing.[Programming:Ifinformationis

providedandthisboxisNOTchecked,presentclosingmessageA.IfboxISchecked,present

closingmessageB]



ClosingmessageA

Youwillnowbeenteredintothedrawingformorethan70

prizestotalingapproximately$7,000invalue.



ClosingmessageB

Atyourrequest,wewillnotenteryouintotheprizedrawing.Thankyouagainforparticipatinginthissurvey.



TerminationmessageforScreener1(age)

S1:Weappreciateyourinterestinoursurvey,butunfortunatelyyoudonotmeetthe

qualificationsfor

participation.

