ODNR Office of Coastal Management - About Coastal




Logo: Ohio Coastal Management Program
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

Coastal County-scale Maps



Ohio's Coastal Counties*
Lucas | Wood | Ottawa | Sandusky | Erie | Lorain | Cuyahoga | Lake | Ashtabula | Lake Erie



Photo: Geneva Lake State Park
  • Coastal Counties Population:
    • 2,767,195 people (2000 U.S. Census)
  • Coastal Counties Area:
    • Land: 2,427,471 acres
    • Lake Erie: 2,290,709 acres
  • Designated Coastal Management Area:
    • 170,867 mainland acres
    • 6,180 island acres
    • 2,290,709 Lake Erie acres



Coastal county-scale maps are organized below in alphabetical order. Beside each county's name is a link to a WebPage which will include detailed county information including public access sites within each county.

Maps created by the Office of Coastal Management are scaled to print on 8.5x11 paper. Your printer settings can be adjusted to print the maps on other standard paper sizes. For additional and/or higher resolution maps, please contact the Office of Coastal Management.


*A portion of Wood County is in the designated Ohio Coastal Management Area, but the county is not adjacent to Lake Erie. Wood County is included in the statistics found on this page.




Ashtabula County (More information about Ashtabula County)


Ashtabula County Base Map with county factsAS1 – Ashtabula County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.  

 



Ashtabula County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator MapAshtbulalocator - Ashtubula County Designated Coastal Management Area

Ashtubula County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps


 

See also Lake Erie Shore Erosion Management Plan maps for Ohio's coastal communities.



Cuyahoga County (More information about Cuyahoga County)  


Cuyahoga County Base MapCU1 – Cuyahoga County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.

 


Cuyahoga County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Cuyahogalocator - Cuyahoga County Designated Coastal Management Area

Ashtubula County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps


 



Erie County (More information about Erie County)  


Erie County Base MapER1 – Erie County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


 


Erie County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Erielocator - Erie County Designated Coastal Management Area

Erie County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps


 



Lake County (More information about Lake County)


LA1 – Lake County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.  

 


Lake County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Lakelocator - Lake County Designated Coastal Management Area

Lake County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps


 


 


Lorain County (More information about Lorain County)  


Lorain County Base MapLO1 – Lorain County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


 


Lorain County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Lorainlocator - Lorain County Designated Coastal Management Area

Lorain County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps


 

 



Lucas County (More information about Lucas County)


Lucas County Base MapLU1 – Lucas County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.



Photo: Lucas County Map Watershed Map with 14-digit, 11-digit and 8-digit groupings

LU2 – Lucas County Watershed Map

This map illustrates the 8-digit, 11-digit and 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries and detailed hydrography in Lucas County.




Lucas County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Lucaslocator - Lucas County Designated Coastal Management Area

Lucas County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps


 

 



Ottawa County (More information about Ottawa County)


Ottawa County Base MapOT1 – Ottawa County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


 

Ottawa County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Ottawalocator - Ottawa County Designated Coastal Management Area

Ottawa County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps.

 

Ottawa County Watersheds mapOT2 – Ottawa County Watershed Map

This map illustrates the 8-digit, 11-digit and 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries and detailed hydrography in Ottawa County.


 


 



Sandusky County (More information about Sandusky County)


Sandusky County Base MapSA1 – Sandusky County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.  

 


Sandusky County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Sanduskylocator - Sandusky County Designated Coastal Management Area

Sandusky County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps


 



Wood County* (More information about Wood County)  


WO1 – Wood County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.

 

Wood County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Woodlocator - Wood County Designated Coastal Management Area

Wood County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Managment Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps.




Map: Wood County, Ohio, Watershed HUCsWO2 – Wood County Watershed Map

This map illustrates the 8-digit, 11-digit and 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries and detailed hydrography in Wood County.




*A portion of Wood County is in the designated Ohio Coastal Management Area, but the county is not adjacent to Lake Erie.





County

County Seat

Population*

Land Area in acres

Coastal Mgmt Area in Acres

T

Total

L

land

I

island

W

water

 

Shore Miles

(% total coast)


2008 data for Public Access Miles
Sites
(% of county's miles)

Lucas Co.

Toledo

55,054

221,980 acres

T

187,196

L

27,714

I

77

W

159,405

25.1
(8.0%)

5.97 miles at
8* sites

(22.85%)


 

Wood Co.*

Bowling Green*

121,065

397,969 acres

T

3,018

L

3,018

I

0

W

0

N/A

N/A

Ottawa Co.

Port Clinton

40,985

170,609 acres

T

285,483

L

78,494

I

3,289

W

203,700

95.4
(30.6%)

11.56 miles at
24* sites

(12.3%)

Sandusky Co.

Fremont

61,792

263,711 acres

T

23,684

L

20,216

I

0

W

3,468

14.3
(4.6%)

3.47 miles at
1 site
  (24.19%)

Erie Co.

Sandusky

79,551

162,490 acres

T

256,396

L

16,841

I

2,814

W

236,741

56.3
(18.0%)

9.43 miles at
34 sites

(13.86%)

Lorain Co.

Elyria*

284,664

315,862 acres

T

289,072

L

4,377

I

0

W

284,695

23.3
(7.5%)

2.14 miles at
14 sites

(9.30%)

Cuyahoga Co.

Cleveland

1,393,978

293,372 acres

T

521,086

L

5,831

I

0

W

515,255

35.2
(11.3%)

5.40 miles at
22 sites

(18.01%)

Lake Co.

Painesville


 

227,511

147,662 acres

T

484,905

L

9,083

I

0

W

475,822

32.4
(10.4%)

6.23 miles at
25 sites

(19.59%)

Ashtabula Co.

Jefferson V.*

102,728

453,814 acres

T

416,916

L

5,293

I

0

W

411,623

30.0
(9.6%)

3.77 miles at
10 sites

(13.45%)

Total Coastal

2,767,195

2,427,471
 acres

T

2,467,755

L

170,867

I

6,180

W

2,290,709

312
(100%)

47.97 miles at
138 sites

(~15%)

Total Watershed

4,650,000 

7,455,360
acres 

 

312

 

Total State


 

11,353,140


 

26,206, 615 acres
 

40,948 square miles

 

312

 

 

According to the 2000 U.S. Census

*Magee Marsh State Wildlife Area is identified as an Ottawa County site in the inventory; however its publicly accessible shore is in Lucas County.

** A portion of Wood County is in the designated Ohio Coastal Management Area, but the county is not adjacent to Lake Erie.