The current Ohio DNR Watercraft website can be found at watercraft.ohiodnr.gov as of March 15, 2013.

Reference Materials

Guidelines

Ohio Boating Facility Standards & Guidelines [1.44 MB; PDF]

Plans

2011-2015 Strategic Plan for Boating in Ohio [1.2 MB; PDF]

Boating On Ohio Waterways (BOW) Plan (2004) [2 MB; PDF] and Appendix [8 MB; PDF]

ODNR Division of Watercraft Strategic Plan (2004) [1.1 MB; PDF]

Reports

...Recreational Boating Accidents in Ohio

2004 Report [455K; PDF]

2005 Report [191K; PDF]

2006 Report [163K; PDF]

2007 Report [160K; PDF]

2008 Report [138K; PDF]

2009 Report [142K; PDF]

2010 Report [241K; PDF]

...Recreational Boater Participation

2010 Survey Results [2.2MB; PDF]

2007 Survey Results [1.1MB; PDF]

...Paddlesports

2011 Paddlesports Report [174K; PDF]

...Stream Quality Monitoring Annual Reports

See Stream Quality Annual Reports tab under Scenic Rivers

Environmental Assessments

Glass City Marina in Toledo
FINDINGS: No Significant Impact (FONSI) [21K; PDF]; AVAILABILITY: FINAL [114K; PDF]; Refer to DRAFT [6.7 MB; PDF] for tables, figures, and appendices.

Middle Bass Island State Park Area
FINDINGS: No Significant Impact (FONSI) [43K; PDF]; AVAILABILITY: FINAL (Sections 1 through 4) [1.1 MB; PDF]; Figures (Section 5) [9.9 MB; PDF]; Consultation and Comments (Sections 6 and 7) [4.3 MB; PDF]; Appendices [27.9 MB; PDF]; Water Quality and Wave Agitation Modelling Study, June 2005 [9.9 MB; PDF]; UPDATE: February 21, 2007  [24K; PDF]; COMMENTS:If you have questions or comments about Middle Bass Island State Park, please contact Catawba Island State Park at Catawba.Parks@dnr.state.oh.us.

 

Resources

Recreational Boating in Ohio (sheet; November 2012) [401k; PDF]

2012 ODNR Watercraft Annual Report (booklet; February 2013) [387k; PDF]

Strategic Plan for Ohio Boating 2011-2015 [1.5Mb; PDF]
The current Ohio DNR Watercraft website can be found at watercraft.ohiodnr.gov as of March 15, 2013.