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Boating |
| Current News and Developing Issues Affecting Boater Activities | Current news and developing issues affecting boaters' heath and safety. |
| American Canoe Association | ACANET - American Canoe Association - Outdoor Recreation and Conservation Information. |
| American Whitewater | AW - American Whitewater's mission is to conserve and restore America's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely. |
| Boating Life | Boating Life Magazine is a good source of information on recreational boating. |
| Boating Pollution Prevention Tips: | EPA Consumer Information |
| Boating Ramps | Boat Ramps are only available for Florida ... but check back soon, the East Coast is promised ! |
| Boating Safety | The official website of the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety. |
| Canyon Rio Rafting | Canyon Rio Rafting offers guided trips down southwestern U.S. rivers - the Salt River, the San Juan River, and the Rio Chama River — three unique rivers that roar and meander through the Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado wilderness. . |
| Chesapeake Bay Observing System | Check out the weather in the middle of the Chesapeake, Choptank River, Horn Point, Mid Bay, North Bay, and Smith Point areas. The Chesapeake Observing Center has real-time data from in and around the Bay. Buoy electronics includes weather sensors and underwater sensors showing Station Tables, wind speed and direction, air and water temperatures, relative humidity, and other useful boating information. You can also submit queries and retrieve past Bay data to generate plots. |
| Coastal and Marine Geology | USGS research programs addressing a range of geologic issues from beaches, corals reefs, ecosystems, and submarine mapping to coastal hazards, disasters, and public safety. |
| Colorado River Outfitters Association | CROA outfitters are trained and experienced in navigating Colorado's 13 river systems, their packages include many outdoor recreation options, including fishing, whitewater kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, camping, and horseback riding. |
| Corps Lakes Gateway To Boating | Locate lakes with marinas for your boat or find launch ramps where you can launch your boat. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manage and conserve those natural resources, consistent with the ecosystem management principles, while providing quality public outdoor recreation experiences to serve the needs of present and future generations. |
| Drought Watch | State information on drought. Select a state on the map to access state specific drought or general water-resources information for your boating event. |
| El Niño on Streamflow, Lake Level, and Landslide Potential | One of the most important sources of year-to-year climate variation in the Southwest is the El Niño phenomenon of the tropical Pacific Ocean. |
| Flood Hazards-Related Fact Sheets | Flood Hazards - Listing of Related |
| Floods in the United States During the 20th Century - USGS Measures a Century of Floods | During the 20th century, floods were the number-one natural disaster in the United States in terms of the number of lives lost and property damage. |
| Friends of the Rappahannock | To promote the conservation, protection, and enjoyment of the natural, cultural, recreational, scenic and historical values of the Rappahannock River and its tributaries |
| Great Salt Lake-Boating and Recreation | Listing of boating and recreation facilities on the Great Salt Lake. |
| Great Lakes-Mapping Aquatic Richness | The USGS and its cooperators are launching a 5-year study in the Great Lakes basin to identify and map areas of substantial richness in aquatic animal species. |
| Great Lakes Science Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Advancing scientific knowledge and providing scientific information for restoring, enhancing managing, and protecting the living resources and their habitats in the Great Lakes basin ecosystem. |
| Kayakmind | An online whitewater kayaking magazine and paddling information resource. |
| Holiday Expeditions | White water river rafting trips in Utah, Colorado, and Idaho on the Colorado River and the Green River. |
| Lakeside Recreation | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages 4,340 recreation sites at 456 lakes and reservoirs. Follow this link to view all the Corps Lakeside Brochures on-line. |
| Large Floods in the United States: Where They Happen and Why | The spatial distribution of large gaged floods throughout the United States shows that the locations of most of the largest flows are related to specific combinations of regional climatology, topography, and basin size. |
| Leetown Science Center, West Virginia | Research, restore, maintain, enhance, and protect aquatic and terrestrial organisms and their supporting ecosystems. |
| Lost Paddle Rafting | Professional river guides from Lost Paddle Rafting - located in Canon City, Colorado - offer whitewater rafting on the Arkansas River in the southern Colorado Rocky Mountains. Enjoy class III family adventures to class V trips through the Royal Gorge. |
| Make a Tide Prediction | Calculate tidal predictions for more than 3000 tide stations to identify favorable conditions for favorable boat launching times and safe boating conditions. |
| Maps on Demand | Limited printing of digitally supported U.S. Geological Survey maps and reports. |
| Marinas Directory | Good listing of marinas in your area. |
| Microsoft Terra server | Ever wonder what an aerial view of your boating area might look like? Terra server is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast collection of maps and aerial photographs of the United States. |
| Mild to Wild | Rafting and jeep trail tour trips in southwest Colorado, eastern Utah and central Arizona. |
| Missouri River Canoeing Recommendations Based on Streamflow and Stage | Detailed information to aid recreationist in planning canoe and kayak trips in Missouri. Includes streamflow information, stage levels, scenic pictures, maps, and descriptions of their favorite rivers. |
| Missouri River Information | Missouri River site for generating maps and locating watershed information. |
| National Atlas of the United States | Complete range of traditional maps and features enabling you to create your own map to explore the great outdoors and locate access points for your boating destinations. |
| National Data Buoy Center (NOAA) | Search for ship, buoy and C-Man observations in selected areas. Identify conditions for boat launching times and safe boating conditions. If you are going boating - you need to check out this site ! |
| National Marine Sanctuaries (NOAA) | Information about our nation's marine sanctuaries -- their history and current management, their scientific and educational programs, and their continuing efforts to conserve our nation's ocean and coastal treasures. |
| NOAA Charting and Navigation Maps | NOAA provides world-class information products and services to aid domestic and global commerce promoting safe and efficient marine transportation along with air transportation. Add to your understanding of the world's oceans in the form of nautical charts, tide and tidal current tables, and hydrographic surveys. |
| NOAA's National Weather Service Marine Forecasts | Marine Forecast Offices and Centers provide links to their products as well as additional regionally focused information. Click on map for links. |
| National Park Service Maps | National Park Service Maps for the nation. |
| National Safe Boating Council | The mission of the NSBC is to reduce accidents and enhance the boating experience. The NSBC is a coalition for the advancement and promotion of safer boating through education. |
| National Water Information System Web Site (NWIW Web) Real-time Streamflow Data | Provides current and historic streamflow, water level, water quality, groundwater, plus meteorological data and information for approximately 1.5 million sites across the United States, selected territories and border locations. |
| National Water Quality Assessment Program - NAWQA | Shows status and trends in the quality of the Nation’s ground and surface water resources and provides a sound understanding of the natural and human factors that affect the quality of these resources. Offers a framework for assessing water quality issues that impact water contact aspects of boating activities. |
| NAWQA Data Warehouse | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began its NAWQA (National Water Quality Assessment) program in 1991, systematically collecting chemical, biological, and physical water quality data from 42 study units (basins) across the nation. The data warehouse currently contains and links the following data up through 9/30/2004 |
| National Weather Service - NOAA | The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community. |
| National Weather Service - Precipitation Analysis | This site graphically shows the short-term observed and climatic trends of precipitation across the lower 48 United States (CONUS) and Puerto Rico. |
| National Wild and Scenic Rivers System | Protecting and managing our wild and scenic rivers and our nation's cultural, recreational and natural resources. |
| Nevada's Enjoyment of the Outdoors | Many good links covering National and State Parks in Nevada, including recreational information, public lands, hunting, publications, fishing and camping information. |
| New Hampshire and Vermont Recreation Project | The USGS has put together recreational information for the states of New Hampshire and Vermont (Beta Pilot Study) covering the themes in the USGS Recreation Web site. |
| North Dakota's Canoeing Rivers | Detailed information to aid recreationist in planning canoe and kayak trips in North Dakota. Includes streamflow information, stage levels, scenic pictures, maps, and descriptions of their favorite rivers. |
| Pathogen Exposure through Recreational Water | Rivers, lakes, and coastal areas can become contaminated with fecal pathogens that threaten the health of people who recreate in the polluted water. |
| Recreation.gov | The Recreation One-Stop initiative is intended to enhance customer satisfaction with recreational experiences on public lands. It will improve access to recreation-related information generated by the Federal government, streamline the systems used to manage that information, and increase the sharing of recreation-related information among government and non-government organizations. |
| Recreation News | Online magazine covering feature cover destinations and activities within a day or weekend drive of Baltimore or Washington, D.C. Focus is on Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. |
| Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation | The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase participation in recreational angling and boating and thereby increase public awareness and appreciation of the need for protecting, conserving and restoring this nation's aquatic natural resources. |
| "River Guru" | Streamflow 101 - Article on the USGS National Streamflow Information Program. |
| River Monitoring Makes for Better Paddling Trips .PDF KB | Compiled by USGS hydrologists who kayak, canoe and fish for recreation. |
| Safe Boating Campaign | Safe Boating Council Organization |
| Science In Your Watershed | Find scientific information organized on a watershed basis. This information, coupled with observations and measurements made by the watershed groups, provides a powerful foundation for characterizing, assessing, analyzing, and maintaining the status and health of a watershed. |
| State Parks, Wildlife Departments and Recreational Facilities in Your Area | Pick the State of your choice for ideal boating and recreation facilities |
| Streamgaging Video | USGS Streamgaging information video by WaterLog |
| Streamgaging for Paddling Safety | Articles on how to use streamgaging information to properly identify conditions suitable for favorable and safe paddling conditions. |
| Streamgaging for Angling Success | Articles that explain the use of the stream-gaging system to improve fishing and fishing safety. |
| Streamflow Information for the Nation | Information about the streamflow-gaging program to collect data about the Nation's water resources. |
| "take me fishing" | Good source of information on fishing, boating and caring for the water. Useful, localized information about boating and boat related activities. |
| USACE Engineer Divisions and Districts Maps | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Map of USACE Engineer Divisions and Districts. Click on the map and go to your area of interest. A wealth of information specific to your boating and recreation needs. |
| USGS Offers Tips on Using Streamflow Information | Valuable information for river recreationists using the data from USGS gaging stations to determine if a trip to a favorite river will result in a wasted trip to a bone-dry stream channel or a thrashing ride down some of the best white waters. |
| Utah's, Great Salt Lake Boating and Recreation | Information to aid the recreationist in planning trips in Salt Lake, Utah. Includes information on the lake area, geography, habitats, ecology, birds, salinity, elevations, boating, and publications. |
| Water Resources Information by Location | Local Offices for Water Resources. |
| Water Quality Watch | Maps and graphs of current water temperature, specific conductance, turbidity, pH, and dissolved oxygen. Helps to identify safe and suitable conditions for swimming or boating. |
| Water Watch | Maps and graphs of current water resources conditions. Helps to identify safe and suitable conditions for your boating event. |
| Wilderness Aware | Colorado and Arizona River rafting adventure vacations, on the Arkansas River, Colorado River, Dolores River, Gunnison River, the North Platte River in Colorado and the Salt River in Arizona. |
| World Kayak Federation | WKF - Kayaking and White Water Information. |
| Yellowstone River Canoeing Recommendations Based on streamflow and Stage | Detailed information to aid recreationist in planning canoe and kayak trips on Yellowstone River, crossing parts of Eastern Montana and Western North Dakota. Includes streamflow information, stage levels, scenic pictures, maps, and descriptions of their favorite rivers. |
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U.S. Geological Survey
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Page Last Modified: Thursday, 23-Oct-2008 10:43:41 EDT
