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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Alphabetical listing of coastal environs, resources and partners.

Coastal A to Z

Ohio's Lake Erie coastal area is home to diverse ecosystems supporting hundreds of species of fish, wildlife and plants. Thousands of people make their homes along Lake Erie's shore. Millions of Ohioans pull their daily drinking water from Lake Erie.

Billions of dollars are spent annual by visitors to the coastal region. Ohio's Lake Erie watershed includes large and small businesses and industry, world-class institutes of higher-education, prime farmland, scenic rivers, lush forests, natural wetlands and marshes, growing sand dunes, undisturbed estuaries and countless other resources, seamlessly unifying Ohio with the world's largest source of fresh surface water.

Links on this page will explore and explain the environs of Ohio's Lake Erie coast and watershed.

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Beaches Rip Currents (NOAA site) Rip Current Safety Brochure (PDF) Beaches for Kids (U.S. EPA) Beaches for Adults (U.S. EPA) Beach Monitoring Programs Ohio Beach Guard System by the Ohio Department of Health Erie County Health Department City of Lorain Health Department Cuyahoga County Board of Health Bathing Beaches Lake County General Health District Great Lakes Beach Association

Bike Routes ODNR State Parks Mountain Biking Trails Ohio Department of Transportation Bicycle Transportation Maps Northwest Region Northeast Region Back Roads and Beaches - bike and multi-sport tour of Lorain County NOACA Bicycle Maps Cuyahoga County map  Geauga County map  Lake County map  Lorain County map Medina County map TMACOG Bicycle Facilities Guide for Recreational Riding in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan (2008-2009)

Birding Lake Erie Birding Trail

Boundary (Ohio Coastal Management Area)

Byway - Lake Erie Coastal Ohio National Scenic ByWay

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Calendar Canada - Great Lakes Information Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. Coastal America

Coastal Counties & Communities Coastal Ohio (Tourism) Coastal Resources Advisory Council

Coastal States Organization Coastal Training Program Coastweeks - September 2009 Consistency Federal Consistency Federal Consistency Guidance Sheet Consistency Certification Statement Council of Great Lakes Governors Cuyahoga Valley Planning Commission Climate Change NOAA - Climate Service Climate Literacy Guide U.S. Global Change Research Program Regional Climate Impacts Midwest Webpage (OH, IL, IN, IA, MI, WI, MN, MO) Midwest Report (pdf) U.S. EPA

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Fish Consumption Advisory - Ohio Sport Fish (Ohio EPA) Overall Advice For Lake Erie For Lake Erie Tributaries

Floodplain Management

Forecast for Lake Erie/Great Lakes Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System NOWCAST by NOAA GLERL includes surface temps, surface currents, temp transects and profiles and water levels. Average Surface Water Temperature for Lake Erie comparing years. NOAA National Weather Service Great Lakes weather forecast graphics including wave height, wave period, wind speed, wind gust, weather, temperature, radar imagery, satellite imagery, and current hazards. NOAA National Weather Service Marine Forecast Office for Ohio

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Grants Grants from the Office of Coastal Management Grants Booklet Grant Statistics CELCP Grants CMAGrants Section 309 Grants Area of Concern Grants Great Lakes Coastal Restoration Grants ODNR Grants Erosion Control Loans Coastal Funding Sources Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants

Global Change/Global Warming - see "Climate Change" in "C" Great Lakes Commission Member State of Ohio Great Lakes Compact Compact Language

Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System (GLCFS) Lake Erie Surface Water Temperature Lake Erie Surface Currents Lake Erie Temperature Transects Lake Erie Temperature Profiles Lake Erie Water Level Displacement

Great Lakes Fishery Commission Lake Erie Committee

Great Lakes Historical Society Inland Seas Maritime Museum Great Lakes Interagency Task Force

Great Lakes Information Network Great Lakes Beach Association TEACH Great Lakes

Great Lakes Observing System Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (mayors and local officials coalition) Great Lakes States Coastal Programs Indiana Illinois Michigan Minnesota New York Ohio Pennsylvania Wisconsin

Great Lakes & Missippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS)

Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Great Lakes Restoration Initiative GLRI main page www.GLRI.us GLRI NOAA page - www.regions.noaa.gov/great_lakes/gl_restoration.html GLRI USFWS - www.fws.gov/glri/ GLC's GLRI 2012 Fact Sheet (pdf) Great Lakes Nutrient Initative (Canada's $16 million investment over four years (starting Oct. 2012) to address the complex problems of recurrent toxic and nuisance algae, and nearshore water quality and ecosystem health in the Great Lakes.)

Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway System Great Lakes United

Great Lakes Water Quality Protocol of 2012          (the update to the Agreement between the United States and Canada on the Great Lakes Water Quality, 1978 as amended in 1983 and 1987.)

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Karst USGS Groundwater Issues Ohio Karst Areas (ODNR Division of Geological Survey)

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Lake Erie Interactive Coastal Map Viewer

Lake Erie Ecosystem Priority -  an International Joint Commission initiative to implement the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.

Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) LaMP 2011 U.S. EPA Webpage U.S. EPA past reports for Lake Erie Status of Nutrients in the Lake Erie Basin 2010 Ohio EPA Webpage the OEC LaMP Webpage

Lake Erie Links ODNR Division of Soil and Water Resources ODNR Division of Geological Survey ODNR Division of Wildlife Lake Erie Fishing Report Great Lakes Information Network Lake Erie Facts

Lake Erie Millennium Network (research)

Lake Erie Protection Fund (Ohio Lake Erie Commission)

Lake Erie Water Snake U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Facts ODNR Division of Wildlife

Lighthouses See Ohio Coastal Atlas Second Edition Chapter 5: Outdoor Recreation Marblehead Lighthouse State Park Lake Erie Lighthouses and Maritime Adventures Brochure (pdf)

License Plates Lake Erie Lighthouse (Supports Lake Erie Protection Fund) Other ODNR license plates

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Maps - see Ohio Coastal Atlas Project

Marshes Dupont Marsh State Nature Preserve Mentor Marsh State Nature Preserve Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve Magee Marsh Wildlife Area Marsh Area Regional Coalition (Mentor Marsh) Metzger Marsh Wildlife Area

Marina Green Marina Education and Outreach Project Ohio Clean Marinas Program Marina Information from the Ohio Department of Health

Maritime Archaeological Survey Team

Maritime Museum Maritime Museum of Sandusky Inland Seas Maritime Museum (Vermilion)

Mussels Freshwater Mussels of the Maumee Drainage (Lucas Soil and Water Conservation District) Freshwater Mussels (U.S. FWS)  Native Freshwater Mussels (NRCS) Genetic Analysis of Freshwater Mussel Populations Across Lake Erie (2000 report)

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National Archives - Great Lakes Region

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health NOAA Office of Coast Survey Navigation Charts for the Great Lakes NOAA BookletChartsTM (experimental product for home printing) Great Lakes main list Lake Erie (chart 14820) Erie, PA to Geneva (chart 14828) Geneva to Lorain (chart 14829) Ashtabula Harbor (chart 14836) Ashtabula to Chagrin River (chart 14825) Moss Point to Vermilion (chart 14826) Fairport Harbor (chart 14837) Cleveland Harbor (chart 14839) Lorain Harbor (chart 14841) West End of Lake Erie (chart 14830) Huron Harbor (chart 14843) Islands in Lake Erie (chart 14844) Sandusky Harbor (chart 14845) Toledo Harbor (chart 14847)

NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

NOAA Coast Watch Great Lakes Node Lake Erie MODIS Satellite Imagery

National Ocean Economics Program National Ocean Policy National Ocean Council Implementation Plan - comments being accepted until midnight EST February 27, 2012.

Northern Border Initiative Ohio Homeland Security webpage PDF Brochure PDF Bookmark

Nutrient Reduction Strategy for Ohio by Ohio EPA Press Release Oct. 17, 2011: State Directors of Agriculture, Natural Resources and OEPA issue call for farmers to adopt new agricultural techniques. 4R Nutrient Stewardship

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Ohio Clean Marinas Program Ohio Clean Boater Program

Ohio Coastal Atlas Project

Ohio Coastal Training Program

Ohio Department of Transportation District 2 (counties include Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky) District 3 (counties include Erie, Lorain) District 12 (counties include Cuyahoga, Lake) District 4 (counties include Ashtabula)

Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water Ohio Lake Erie Commission (OLEC)

Ohio Historical Society (OHS) Ohio Historic Preservation Office Ohio Lake Management Society

Old Woman Creek NERR National Estuarine Research Reserve Program (NERR)

Ocean Conservancy Ocean Policy Task Force (Whitehouse Council on Environmental Quality)

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Coastal Regulatory Home Land Management Rules Application Notices Coastal/Shore Structure Permits Submerged Lands Leases Submerged Lands Permits Local Resolution or Ordinance Coastal Erosion Area Permits Federal Consistency Underwater Salvage Permits Erosion Control Loans Engineering and Construction Contacts Ohio Revised Code §1506 Ohio Administrative Code §1501-6 U.S. Code Title 16 Chapter 33 §1451

Research Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) Great Lakes Regional Research Information Network (GLRRIN) International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) NOAA Outstanding Accomplishments in Research Ohio Sea Grant College Program Research 2012 - How do people's behaviors influence the Lake Erie ecosystem; how do the lake's conditions impact human views of the lake and management actions. (website link)

Rip Currents (NOAA site)

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Scenic and Wild Rivers in the Lake Erie Watershed Ashtabula State Scenic River Chagrin State Scenic River Conneaut Creek Wild and Scenic River Grand Wild and Scenic River Upper Cuyahoga Scenic River Maumee Scenic and Recreational River Sandusky Scenic River

Shipwrecks Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales of the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail Lake Erie Shipwrecks and Maritime Tales Brochure (pdf) Underwater Salvage Permits Peachman Lake Erie Shipwreck Research Center

Shore Structures Shore Structure Permits Types of Shore Structures

Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP)

Science U.S. Government Science Gateway U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific & Technical Information (OSTI) Global Science Gateway

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University Programs University of Toledo Lake Erie Center Ohio Sea Grant College Program Kent State University Water Resources Research Institute

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District: Great Lakes Water Levels

U.S. Geological Survey USGS Ohio Water Science Center Great Lakes Science Center

U.S. Coast Guard District 9 - Great Lakes Station Cleveland Harbor Station Lorain Station Marblehead Station Toledo Toledo, Ohio Marine Safety Unit

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Great Lakes Ecosystems Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Interagency Task Force U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Team U.S. Global Change Research Program

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem Team U.S. Global Change Research Program Great Lakes Region U.S. Great Lakes Shipping Association

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Watersheds Ohio Coastal Atlas Second Edition: Chapter 3: Lake Erie Watersheds Lake Erie Watershed Interactive Map Viewer Division of Soil and Water Resources Watershed Action Plans Watershed Coordinator Grants Ohio Watershed Network U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service Ohio 14-digit Subwatersheds

Water Levels - USGS NEW 02/07/2011 - USGS Report: "Water Availability and Use Pilot: A Multiscale Assessment in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin"

Water Levels - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Current Conditions - month Lake Erie Water Levels Monthly Bulletin (PDF graph) Weekly Water Level Forecast - feet   Historical Date on Great Lakes Water Levels  Great Lakes System Information

Water Levels - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Water Level Dashboard (new in spring 2012 from GLERL and CILER) Great Lakes Water Level Stations - National Ocean Service Lake Erie Historic Water Level Data - Station Selection (NOAA Tides and Currents) Great Lakes Water Levels from GLERL Data from GLERL  Lake Erie Water Levels Photo Gallery from GLERL Sea Grant

ODNR Division of Water: Lake Erie Water Levels Great Lakes Information Network - Great Lakes Levels and Hydrology

Water Temperature - See "T" Water Quality USGS: Understanding Water Quality USGS: Ohio Water Science Center USDA: Water Quality Information Center U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office U.S. EPA: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water U.S. EPA: Region 5 Water Quality Standards for Ohio Ohio EPA: Division of Surface Water Ohio Department of Health Beach Guard (swimming beaches)

Water Use Great Lakes Compact Great Lakes Commission (web)  Ohio Advisory Board (web) 129th Ohio General Assembly HB 473 (web)  Water Withdrawal Regulations for Oil and Gas Drilling (web) (pdf)

Wetlands U.S. EPA: Wetlands ODNR Division of Natural Areas and Preserves Wetlands Pages Ohio EPA: Ohio Wetlands Fact Sheet Ohio EPA Division of Surface Water: Wetland Ecology Group Ohio Historic Preservation Office: Wetlands and Archaeological Sites

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