ONLINE Water Map ??

I was just reading a request for fly fishing information from an out of the country angler who was visiting the USA and looking for instruction , bodies of water, and a fishing buddy.

I went to "Mapquest" and could see rivers, lakes ,and streams - but none were identified, except for an occasional pond. The only other site that has water tables is the state-by-state USGS streamflow data ; since i live in NY it is :
<< [url=http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/rt:8ec3c]http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ny/nwis/rt[/url:8ec3c] >>
(but you can personalize the data by cut and paste, and submit your own states abbreviation by eliminating the"ny" and add your state)

Is there any online site or resource which identifies bodies of water ?

Dadflyer

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dadflyer,

For Virginia the below listed site gives you current stream flow conditions and other info. Just page down and click on the stream you're interested in and the charts are helpful. Especially the Smith River as they generate flows mostly Mon. thru Fri. and you can see the heighth differences etc.
[url=http://www.thetent.com/arcadia/va/vasf_index.htm:d6094]http://www.thetent.com/arcadia/va/vasf_index.htm[/url:d6094]

Hope this helps some.

[This message has been edited by Grn Mt Man (edited 06 August 2005).]

There is a good site in British Columbia that also gives you depth information for lakes. Its is called Fish Wizard and is located at [url=http://maps.gov.bc.ca/imf406/imf.jsp?site=libc_awiz:2825c]http://maps.gov.bc.ca/imf406/imf.jsp?site=libc_awiz[/url:2825c]

In addition it lists all the species found in a lake and provides stocking information. Well worth checking out if you are lake fishing in BC.

dadflyer-

[url=http://maps.google.com/maps:9a12a]Google Maps[/url:9a12a] has lakes identified on the map, but doesn't seem to have them indexed so one can search for them. However, perhaps you could use Google Maps to find the name of a lake you had already located with MapQuest.

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[url=http://FlyfishingEntomology.com:9a12a]FlyfishingEntomology.com[/url:9a12a]



[This message has been edited by Taxon (edited 06 August 2005).]

A great map showing all major Northern CA rivers and lakes can be found at [url=http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=75.:28eaf]http://www.flyfishnorcal.org/php-nuke/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=75.[/url:28eaf]

Thanks for the help lads !

Grn Mt Man : You were right about the Smith river. I can't believe that a trout river can sustain a population,going from 100 cfs -to 1500cfs just in the afternoons, Mon.- Friday ,and then remain at 100cfs all weekend long. I found it to be informative and helpful for my fall trip thru Va. to Fla., and now I can fish my way down this year.

Barfly : Now that is a excellent resource map for BC fishing . I wish it was available for all of the Canadian provences

Taxon : I think you hit what I was looking for by mixing and matching MapQuest and google Maps. I had never used the Google maps before, but with the zoom ability , and the use of their hybrid maps, I got a good look at the rivers and their envireonment.

Blue Hackle : The maps for Northern California were clear, crisp, and printer friendly. An excellent resource, and made all waterways readily identifiable.

Thank you all for your contributions. Now I can go about making plans for next years vacation, and fishing excursions.
Dadflyer

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try [url=http://www.topozone.com:97972]http://www.topozone.com[/url:97972]


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I was just reading a request for fly fishing information from an out of the country angler who was visiting the USA and looking for instruction , bodies of water, and a fishing buddy.

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If he wants ff instruction, bodies of water, fishing buddies - send him here. He'll get much more ff info here than off any map. We can interact to answer the inevitable 2nd, 3rd, & 4th followup questions.

I wouldn't start with maps. I'll bet there's almost a million lakes, ponds, river sections, etc... that will show up on any of the map sites. Finding the bodies of water on a map is not even a good starting point.

OTOH, the web is full of excellent ff info. Start on this site in the Great Rivers section, and search in the archives. Fly Fisherman Magazine website has articles about regions like Rocky Mt. There's tons more.