ODNR Office of Coastal Management - About Coastal


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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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Ohio Coastal Atlas Project

Ohio's Coastal Counties

Lucas | Wood* | Ottawa | Sandusky | Erie | Lorain | Cuyahoga | Lake | Ashtabula | Lake Erie


Photo: Geneva Lake State Park
  • Coastal Counties Population:
    • 2,767,195 people (2000 U.S. Census)

  • Coastal Counties Area:
    • Land: 2,427,471 acres
    • Lake Erie: 2,290,709 acres

  • Designated Coastal Management Area:
    • 170,867 mainland acres
    • 6,180 island acres
    • 2,290,709 Lake Erie acres

*A portion of Wood County is in the designated Ohio Coastal Management Area, but the county is not adjacent to Lake Erie. Wood County is included in the statistics found on this page.


The Map Library and GIS products are part of the Ohio Coastal Atlas suite of mapping resources developed to provide coastal decision-makers, professionals, educators, interest groups and the public with information about Lake Erie and its watershed.

Maps, graphics and information below focus on Ohio's coastal counties and arranged in alphabetical order. Beside each county's name is a link to a WebPage which will include detailed county information including Lake Erie public access sites within each county. Each of Ohio's Lake Erie public access sites Webpages also includes maps of that site.

For additional and/or higher resolution maps, please contact the Office of Coastal Management.



Ashtabula County (More information about Ashtabula County)


Ashtabula County Base Map with county factsAS1 – Ashtabula County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.



Ashtabula County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator MapAshtbulalocator - Ashtubula County Designated Coastal Management Area

Ashtubula County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps



See also Lake Erie Shore Erosion Management Plan maps for Ohio's coastal communities.



Cuyahoga County (More information about Cuyahoga County)


Cuyahoga County Base MapCU1 – Cuyahoga County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


Cuyahoga County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Cuyahogalocator - Cuyahoga County Designated Coastal Management Area

Ashtubula County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps





Erie County (More information about Erie County)


Erie County Base MapER1 – Erie County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.



Erie County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Erielocator - Erie County Designated Coastal Management Area

Erie County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps





Lake County (More information about Lake County)


LA1 – Lake County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


Lake County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Lakelocator - Lake County Designated Coastal Management Area

Lake County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps





Lorain County (More information about Lorain County)


Lorain County Base MapLO1 – Lorain County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.



Lorain County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Lorainlocator - Lorain County Designated Coastal Management Area

Lorain County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps





Lucas County (More information about Lucas County)


Lucas County Base MapLU1 – Lucas County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


Photo: Lucas County Map Watershed Map with 14-digit, 11-digit and 8-digit groupings

LU2 – Lucas County Watershed Map

This map illustrates the 8-digit, 11-digit and 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries and detailed hydrography in Lucas County.




Lucas County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Lucaslocator - Lucas County Designated Coastal Management Area

Lucas County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps






Ottawa County (More information about Ottawa County)


Ottawa County Base MapOT1 – Ottawa County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


Ottawa County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Ottawalocator - Ottawa County Designated Coastal Management Area

Ottawa County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps.

Ottawa County Watersheds mapOT2 – Ottawa County Watershed Map

This map illustrates the 8-digit, 11-digit and 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries and detailed hydrography in Ottawa County.






Sandusky County (More information about Sandusky County)


Sandusky County Base MapSA1 – Sandusky County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.


Sandusky County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Sanduskylocator - Sandusky County Designated Coastal Management Area

Sandusky County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps





Wood County*


WO1 – Wood County Profile Map

Base map showing political boundaries and transportation network with county and coastal facts.

Wood County Designated Coastal Management Area Locator Map Woodlocator - Wood County Designated Coastal Management Area

Wood County map with location grids to show Ohio's designated Coastal Management Area overlayed on USGS 7-minute quadrangle maps.




Map: Wood County, Ohio, Watershed HUCsWO2 – Wood County Watershed Map

This map illustrates the 8-digit, 11-digit and 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) watershed boundaries and detailed hydrography in Wood County.




* Wood County has 397,969 land acres, of which 3,018 acres along the Maumee River are included in Ohio's Designated Ohio Coastal Management Area; however, the county is not adjacent to Lake Erie. Bowling Green is the county seat.