Office of Coastal Management
105 West Shoreline Drive
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-626-7980
1-888-OhioCMP
Fax: 419-626-7983
coastal@dnr.state.oh.us

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Ohio Coastal Atlas Project

Printed Second Edition

The printed Ohio Coastal Atlas Second Edition and DVD First Edition products are part of the Ohio Coastal Atlas suite of mapping resources developed to provide coastal decision-makers, professionals, educators, interest groups and the public with information about Lake Erie and its watershed.

The 240-page printed second edition is illustrated and explained with maps, text, figures and photographs featuring geographic resource data for the Lake Erie region's cultural, physical, biological and natural phenomena.Select the desired chapter below to download a low-resolution PDF file.

For higher resolution maps, please contact the Office of Coastal Management.
Download the Front and Back Cover (947 KB)

1. General Reference (3MB)
   Index Map | 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Index Map | Lake Erie Region Timeline | State of Ohio | Coastal County Profiles | Population Density and Distribution
   
    
2. Coastal Awareness (1.5 MB)
   Coastal Management | Great Lakes | Lake Erie | Areas of Concern | Remedial Action Plans | Special Management Areas
   
    
3. Lake Erie Watershed (2.16 MB)
   Lake Erie Watershed | Watershed Drainage Patterns | Detailed Hydrography | Average Annual Precipitation | Sub-Watershed Profiles
   
    
4. Land Cover and Protected Lands (2.31 MB)
   Land Cover and Protected Lands Maps
   
    
5. Outdoor Recreation and Tourism (4.88 MB)
   Outdoor Recreation Map | State Parks | Coastal Recreation Access | Lake Erie Islands | Boating Access Maps | Ohio's Lake Erie Lighthouses
   
    
6. Lake Science (1.86 MB)
   Physical Characteristics | Chemical Characteristics | Biological Characteristics | Lake Erie Oxygen Depletion (Dead Zone) | Focus Area: Old Woman Creek NERR and State Nature Preserve | Invasive Species
   
    
7. Habitat (5.29 MB)
   Eco-Regions | Wetland and Forested Habitat | Pre-European Vegetation | Focus Area: Great Black Swamp | Rare Species Concentrations | Significant Bird Habitat | Focus Area: Dike 14 | Focus Area: Oak Openings | Aquatic Habitat | Walleye Spawning Habitat | Walleye Nursery Habitat | Adult Walleye Habitat | Focus Area: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge | Terrestrial Habitat
   
    
8. Soils (2.05 MB)
   Soils by Parent Materials | Glacial Till Soils | Prime Farmland | Hydric Soils | Highly Erodible Land
   
    
9. Ground Water (2.34 MB)
   Ground Water Resources | Yields of the Uppermost Bedrock Aquifers | Generalized Bedrock Stratigraphy | Local Glacial Aquifer Names | Primary Lithology of Glacial Deposits | Glacial Aquifer Settings | Ground Water Pollution Potential
   
    
10. Geology (2.46 MB)
    Relief Map of Ohio Coastal Region | Bedrock Geology | Glacial Geology | Drift Thickness | Karst Geology | Oil and Gas Fields | Earthquakes
    
     
11. Coastal Engineering, Sand Resources and Nearshore Substrates (2.13 MB)
    Coastal Structures | Sand Resources | Historic Substrates in the Nearshore |
    Nearshore Substrates (1990s)
    
     
12. Flood Hazards (1.95 MB)
    Flood Hazard Maps
    
     
13. Transportation (2.98 MB)
    General Transportation Map | Ohio Lake Erie Port Profiles | Bridges in the Coastal Region | Lake Erie Shipwrecks
    
     
14. Appendices (456 KB)
    Glossary of Terms | Acronyms | GIS Data Sources | Contributors | Organizational References and Credits | Photography | Literature References
    
    
    
    
     

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