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Delaware River Public
Launch Sites
County Maps
County General Highway Maps - Shows all public roads, including state,
township and forest roads. Lakes, rivers, and streams in the counties are also
shown. Type 3 and Type 10 maps are the most useful. Contact: PA Department of
Transportation, Publications Sales Store, P.O. Box 2028, Harrisburg, PA 17105;
Telephone: 717-787-6746. Website: Pa
Dept. of Transportation.
Full Topographic Five-Color - County regional maps are available from:
Modern Explorer Products, P.O. Box 588, Hopwood, PA 15445; Telephone:
724-438-7686.
Pennsylvania County Maps and Recreational Guide - This handy guidebook
is for the traveler and sportsman. This easy-to-use reference contains maps of
each county showing roads, parks, and wilderness areas. For ordering, contact:
County Maps, Puetz Place, Lyndon Station, WI 53944; Telephone: 608-666-3331.
Topographic Maps
Grizzly's Go'n Fish'n - Has many different kinds of maps. Contact the
company at RR 2, Box 513, Hawley, PA 18428-9637. Telephone 800-462-1943; 717
266-9807.
Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazetteer - This comprehensive printed guide
book contains topographic maps that list roads, mountains with elevation
contours, forest areas, marshes, waterways, boat ramps, and dams. Contact:
DeLorme Mapping Co., P.O. Box 298, Yarmouth, ME 04096; Telephone: 2800-561-5105.
Website: www.delorme.com.
TopoUSA - Complete USA coverage on CD-ROM. Includes updated
vector-based topographic maps that can be printed on your home computer printer.
Contact: Delorme Mapping, Two Delorme Drive, P.O. Box 298, Yarmouth, ME 04096;
Telephone: 800-561-5105. Website: www.delorme.com.
U.S. Forest Service - Publishes maps of the Allegheny National Forest,
detailing all the forest service roads, as well as the locations of the region's
trout waters. Available maps include maps include an administrative map of the
entire forest including Forest Service Roads, topographic maps of the region (31
quadrangles), and the hydrographic map of the Allegheny Reservoir (PA & NY).
Contact: U.S. Forest Service, 222 Liberty Street, Warren, PA 16365, or call
814-723-5150 or TTY (814)726-2710 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
EST. Website for orders: http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/allegheny/store/maporder.html.
U.S. Geological Survey - An index showing the topographic maps for
each quadrant of the state is free. The index includes the area covered by each
quadrangle map, its name, scale, and year of survey. Addresses of local map
dealers and federal map distribution centers are also provided. Contact: Map
Distribution Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25286, Federal Center, Denver,
CO 802252; Telephone: 303-236-7477.
*In Washington D.C., over-the-counter sales (no money orders) are available
from: U.S. Geological Survey, Main Interior Building, 1849 NW “E” Street
(Hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.); Telephone: 202-208-4047. Website: http://mapping.usgs.gov.
Waterproof Rough Country Topographic Maps - These maps are available
for all field-use scale topographic quadrangle map areas in Pennsylvania. Raised
relief maps and regional topographic maps can also be purchased from: Modern
Explorer Products, P.O. Box 588,Hopwood, PA 15455. Telephone: 412-438-7686.
Lake Structure (Hydrographic) Maps
These maps show "structure" (depths, bottom contours, dropoffs,
etc.) and are available for several lakes.
Fishing Hot Spots, Inc. - Provides various Hydrographic maps that are
both waterproof and tear proof. Contact: 2389 Air Park Rd., P.O. Bo 1167,
Rhinelander, WI 54501-1167.
International Map Co. - Hydrographic maps are provided for the
following Pennsylvania lakes: Beltzville, Blue Marsh, L. Conewago, East Branch,
Glendale, L. Arthur, L. Marburg, L. Wilhelm, Marsh Creek, L. Nockamixon, L.
Raystown, Sherman’s Lake Reservoir, and L. Wallenpaupack. Contact: Int’l.
Map Co., 547 Shaler Blvd., Ridgefield, NJ 07657; Telephone: 201-943-6566 or
201-943-5550.
Pecks Pond Backwater Adventures - Hydrographic maps are available for
Beltzville Lake, L. Wallenpaupack, Fairview Lake, Prompton Lake, Shohola Lake,
Promised Land Lake, Lackawanna Lake, Upper Woods Pond, Peck’s Pond, Duck
Harbor Pond, Harvey’s Lake, Frances Slocum Lake, Henry Lake, Chapman Lake,
Winola Lake, Carey Lake, and Gouldsboro Lake. Contact: Peck’s Pond Backwater
Adventures, HC-12 Box 485, Peck’s Pond, PA 18328; Telephone: 570-775-7237.
Underwater Technologies, Inc. - Several lake structure maps are
available for Allegheny Reservoir, Glendale Lake, L. Arthur, L. Erie, L. Marburg,
L. Wallenpaupack, L. Wilhelm, Pymatuning Lake, Raystown Lake, and Shenango
River. Contact: Underwater Technologies, Inc., P.O. Box 637, Webster, NY 14580;
Telephone: 315-524-6277. Website: www.utmaps.com.
River, Stream Maps
Delaware River and Outdoor Recreation - A series of 10 maps of the
Delaware River are available ($10 per set). These are waterproof maps showing
physical characteristics and recreational facilities of the river from Hancock,
NY to Trenton, NJ. Contact: Delaware River Basin Commission, Box 7360, West
Trenton, NJ 08628; Telephone: 609-883-9500. Website: Delaware
River Basin Commission.
Fish Man Guide Services - Fishermen maps and access guides are
available for the following water bodies in northwest Pennsylvania: Elk Creek,
Eastern Erie, Conneaut Creek, and Walnut Creek. Contact: Fish Man Guide
Services, 118 Shippen Drive, Coraopolis, PA 15108; Telephone: 412-269-1285.
Website: www.thefishman.com.
Howard William Higbee's Stream Map of PA (includes a free location guide)
- This map shows 45,000 miles of Pennsylvania waterways, including the locations
of 900 trout streams and 300 lakes, dams, reservoirs, and ponds. Identifies
“Class A” limestone streams, bass waters and trophy fish waters. Contact:
Vivid Publishing Co., 347 Rural Avenue, Williamsport, PA 17701; Telephone:
1-800-326-9694 or 717-368-1778.
Pennsylvania Water Trails - Maps are available on the Fish and Boat
Commission’s website, visit our Water
Trail Information Page.
Schuylkill River Users Guide - Series of eight waterproof maps ($8 per
set). Identifies public access sites, stream flow characteristics and dams and
pools, from Port Clinton to Fairmount Dam. Obtain from the State Book Store,
1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17103; Telephone: 717-787-5109.
Susquehanna Water Trails - Detailed canoeing map of the Susquehanna
River through the Endless Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. The map shows
towns, highways, access areas, camping areas and major islands. Contact: Endless
Mountains Visitors Bureau, RR 6, Box 132A, Tunkhannock, PA 18657-9232. Telephone
717-836-5431 or 1-800-769-8999.
Navigation/Nautical Charts
Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers Navigation Charts - The Ohio,
Monongahela and Allegheny River charts are bound sets of photo maps, in color,
size 8 x 14 inches, scale 1 inch = 1,500 feet. All three sets show channel
sailing line, US lights, daymarks, arrival point markers for locks, normal pool
elevations, mouth of tributary streams, location of bars, channel buoys,
bridges, aerial and submarine crossings, docks, terminals, landings and
navigation structures. No soundings are shown. A listing of small boat harbors,
ramps, landings and commercial river terminals is included in the back of each
navigation chart. To order printed copies of these charts contact: U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Telephone
412-395-7500. or see their on-line order form at http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/pubs/charts.htm.
These maps are also available on-line at http://lrp.usace.army.mil/navindex.htm.
National Ocean Service - Nautical Charts of Lake Erie and the Delaware
River are available from FAA Distribution Division, AVN-530
National Aeronautical Charting Office Riverdale, MD 20737-1199 Telephone301)
436-8301 (800) 638-8972 toll free, U.S. only For more information on
these charts and for a listing of Pennsylvania distributors visit http://chartmaker.ncd.noaa.gov.
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