OHIO PADDLER LINKS

 
GAUGE LINKS

USGS - Realtime Gauges - National Map

By Major River Basin	By Hydrologic Unit
Ohio	Ohio	Map
Central Mountain States
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Map
West Virginia	West Virginia	Map
Maryland	Maryland	Map
Virginia	Virginia	Map
Southern Mountain States
Georgia	Georgia	Map
Kentucky	Kentucky	Map
North Carolina	North Carolina	Map
South Carolina	South Carolina	Map
Tennessee	Tennessee	Map

Pittsburgh Corps  (PA)

• Yough Cheat
• Tygart Monongahela
• Beaver Slippery Rock
• Daily - Reservoir Report and Forecast
• Thursday - Yough Weekend Outlook

Huntington Corps  (WV OH)

• WV Whitewater
  • New River Gauge Correlation (NPS Site)
• Lake Summary  (OH and WV)
  • Summer and Winter Pool Elevations
• Current Lake Conditions  (OH and WV)
  • Hocking Basin
  • Kanawa Basin
  • Muskingum Basin
  • Scioto Basin
    • Delaware Outflow
    • Paint Creek Outflow

Baltimore Corps  (MD PA)

Philadelphia Corps (PA)

Louisville Corps  (KY OH IN)

• Daily Lake Report

Nashville Corps  (TN KY)

• River Stages & Flows

Tennessee Valley Authority

• Current TVA Stream Flows
• Current Lake Releases
• Gauges by phone
• Ocoee River Gorge
  • Schedules

National Weather Service

• NWS - Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Services (AHPS)
  • Ohio River Forecast Center
    • AHPS Regions
    • Observed River Status
  • Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center

• IWIN - Interactive Weather Information Network

  • State Selection
  • Ohio
    • N OH Forecast
    • S OH Stages
    • S OH Forecast
  • Pennsylvania
    • PA WV OH Stages
    • PA WV OH Forecasts
    • PA WV OH Forecasts
  • West Virginia
    • WV VA OH Stages
    • WV OH Forecasts
  • Maryland
    • MD VA WV Stages
    • MD VA WV Forecasts

 
OTHER GAUGE PAGES

American Whitewater Association - Gauges

• AWA - Ohio
• AWA - Pennsylvania
• AWA - West Virginia

Canoeable Rivers in Western Pennsylvania  --  color coded conditions based on AYH guide

Colorado River Flow Information

Elkhorn Creek Water Level

Keel-Haulers Gauge Page  (click on "River Levels" at top)

River Bot  --  receive daily gauges by email

 
WATER RELEASES

Releases in Ohio

Youghiogheny PA

Upper Yough MD  DeepCreekHydro

North Branch WV MD

Gauley WV  Russell Fork KY

Ocoee #2 TN

Ocoee #3 TN

Lehigh PA

 
PADDLING GROUPS

Cincinnati   Sierra Club - Miami Chapter

Cincinnati   Greater Cincinnati Paddlers - Yahoo! Group

Cleveland   Keel-Haulers Canoe Club

Cleveland   Bradstreet Sea Kayakers

Columbus   Columbus Outdoor Pursuits -- Boating Page

Dayton   Outdoor Adventure Club - Yahoo! Group

Dayton   Dayton Canoe Club

Southern Ohio   Southern Ohio Floaters Association

Toledo   Toledo River Gang

 

INDIANA

• Indianapolis, IN  Hoosier Canoe Club

KENTUCKY

• Lexington, KY  Bluegrass Wildwater Assn -- Paddling Film Festival
• Louisville, KY  Viking Canoe Club

MARYLAND

• Hagerstown, MD  Mason-Dixon Canoe Crusiers
• Frederick, MD  Monocacy Canoe Club

PENNSYLVANIA

• Pittsburgh, PA  Three Rivers Paddling Club
• Johnstown, PA  Benscreek Canoe Club
• Tarentum, PA  Outside Adventures

WEST VIRGINIA

• West Virginia Wildwater Association

OTHER

• Burned Out Canoe Club
• TVCC (Tennessee)

 
ORGANIZATIONS & INFORMATION

UNITED STATES

• American Canoe Association
• American Rivers
• American Whitewater
• Canoe Camping - Top 40
• Gulf Area Sea Paddlers
• National Organization for Rivers (NORS)
• National Organization of Whitewater Rodeos
• Princeton OA - Paddling
  • Planning a Safe River Trip
  • Paddling Decision Tree
  • Hypothermia And Cold Weather Injuries
• River Network
• United States Canoe Association
• Wooden Canoe Heritage Assn -- Ohio River Valley Chapter

OHIO

• ODNR Watercraft -- Maps -- Boating Education
• Big Darby Creek Watershed
• Darby Creek Association
• Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed
• Highlands Nature Sanctuary
• Little Miami Incorporated
• Little Miami River by Thomas Martin
• Mad River by Thomas Martin
• Rivers Unlimited
• Trapper John's Canoe Livery

PENNSYLVANIA

• Canoeing Guide to Western Pennsylvania
• Ohiopyle Hostel
• PA Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources
  • Ohiopyle State Park
• Pennsylvania Paddling Resources
• Youghiogheny River Maps

WEST VIRGINIA

• Friends of the Cheat -- Cheat River Fest
• I Play Outside
• National Recreation Area - Gauley River
• New River Gorge National River (NPS Site)
  • Upper New - Information & Map
• West Virginia Rivers Coalition
• West Virginia Whitewater

INDIANA

• South Bend Paddlefest
• South Bend's East Race Waterway

MICHIGAN

• Western Michigan Coastal Kayaking Assn

CANADA

• CANada ONline Explorer - All About Canoes
• Canadian Canoe Routes
• Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association
• Paddling Ontario

INTERNATIONAL

• Bristol Canoe Club, UK
• Canoeing in Bristol, UK
  • Rolling & Rodeo Technique

DIRECTORIES

• About.com - Paddling
• AdventureSports.com
• Altrec.com - Paddling
• GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - Paddling
• Paddling.net
• Playak.com
• Professional Paddlesports Association
• Travel.com - Boating - Canoeing & Kayaking - Paddling
• Yahoo! - Paddling

FAQ's

• Whitewater Paddling FAQ's by Greg Owen
• Sea Kayak FAQ's by Todd Leigh
• Surf Paddling FAQ's  Mirror Site

MAILING LISTS

• PA-area Whitewater Paddling & Other Mailing Lists
• Baltimore Corps - Mailing List  (method below has not been recently verified)
  --  send e-mail to:  npotlist-request (AT) nab72.nab-wc.usace.army.mil
  --  (enter "subscribe" in body of message)

MESSAGE BOARDS

• Boater Talk
• Keel Hauler's Message Board  (click on "Message Board" in the top center)
• Northeast Paddlers Message Board

NEWSGROUPS

• The Official Rec.Boats.Paddle (RBP) Newsgroup Homepage
• rec.boats.paddle
• rec.boats.paddle.touring
• rec.boats.paddle.whitewater
• uk.rec.boats.paddle

 
OUTFITTERS & SCHOOLS

Colorado Kayak Supply  Colorado

Fluid Fun  Indiana

41° North Coastal Kayak Adventures  Cleveland

Dick's Sporting Goods  Columbus and other locations

Gopher Adventures  Columbus

Nantahala Outdoor Center  North Carolina

Newman / InterGreen Outfitters  Cleveland Area

Northwest River Supply  Idaho

Outdoor Source Columbus

Paddle Power  Chillicothe

Riversport School of Paddling  Pennsylvania

 
OHIO PADDLER'S PAGES

Matt Muir's "Riviera Ratt" Page (Akron)

Information by Al Shafer (Granville)

• Olentangy Info &  Map

kongamen.com (Navarre)