Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

On Mar 19, 8:40*am, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

Thanks, J. You and Wayne have both been quite helpful. Take your time,
there's no rush. But I appreciate it all!

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:42:05 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Mar 19, 8:40*am, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

Thanks, J. You and Wayne have both been quite helpful. Take your time,
there's no rush. But I appreciate it all!

Great! Here's another Link, if you don't have it already. I'll try
to pull up the maps for the Cumberland River over the weekend;

http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/optm/d...?mycategory=41

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:40:34 -0500, wrote:

Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

Maps for the Ohio;

http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/optm/a...&MyCategory=41

On Mar 19, 8:45*am, wrote:
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:40:34 -0500, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

Maps for the Ohio;

http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/optm/a...&MyCategory=41


This is wonderful, J. I'll investigate them when I get home and am not
on dial-up like I am here at the shop.
This is something I've wished to do for a while and all this is most
helpful in planning and should make for a great river cruise.

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Mar 19, 8:45*am, wrote:
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:40:34 -0500, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

Maps for the Ohio;

http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/optm/a...&MyCategory=41


This is wonderful, J. I'll investigate them when I get home and am not
on dial-up like I am here at the shop.
This is something I've wished to do for a while and all this is most
helpful in planning and should make for a great river cruise.

If you decide to navigate to KY Lake, Tim, I think you'll enjoy that
trip (though it's all up river from the Wabash). The lock at the lake
is impressively large, and the lake is, too. I should be making a
trip myself to the marina at Johnathon Creek in the next couple of
weeks to de-winterize the boat. (And to do some fishing and mushroom
hunting. Priorities, you know.)

On Mar 19, 9:55*am, wrote:
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:00:52 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:





On Mar 19, 8:45 am, wrote:
On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:40:34 -0500, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

Maps for the Ohio;

http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/optm/a...&MyCategory=41

This is wonderful, J. I'll investigate them when I get home and am not
on dial-up like I am here at the shop.
This is something I've wished to do for a while and all this is most
helpful in planning and should make for a great river cruise.

If you decide to navigate to KY Lake, Tim, I think you'll enjoy that
trip (though it's all up river from the Wabash). *The lock at the lake
is impressively large, and the lake is, too. *I should be making a
trip myself to the marina at Johnathon Creek in the next couple of
weeks to de-winterize the boat. *(And to do some fishing and mushroom
hunting. *Priorities, you know.)- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yes, we must have priorities. I dont' do mushroom hunting. I do poison
ivy finding. so I stay out of there...

But they do make for some fine eating. I'm going to be planting some
pumpkins this year. I 'm not a pumpkin fan, but the fried blossoms are
about as good as a Morel IMO.

On Mar 19, 8:40*am, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

J. I'm going to read up on stuff, but I was curious, do you need any
special permits to go up that way? Or are there hidden charges that a
person needs to be aware of?


I'm getting excited about this already.

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:16:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Mar 19, 8:40*am, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

J. I'm going to read up on stuff, but I was curious, do you need any
special permits to go up that way? Or are there hidden charges that a
person needs to be aware of?


I'm getting excited about this already.

I'm not aware of anything, Tim, beyond your boat license and/or permit
from your state of origin. Lock passage is without charge. But you
should, if at all possible, radio the locks to request passage as a
"pleasure craft" once you're within 3 to 4 miles of the lock. You
need to hail the lock by lock number, and if I remember correctly the
hailing channel is 13. If not 13, it's 16. They may hold you up at a
lock for passage of barge traffic. If that's the case you could
possibly have to wait up to 2 to 2 1/2 hours for barge passage. (That
is if you arrive at a lock immediately after a barge is permitted
passage and the thing has to be divided for passage.) I think,
though, if you take a route from the Wabash, you should only have to
negotiate the lock at the lake dam. There are pull chains at the
locks that small boats can pull to alert the lock operator to your
presence if you don't have a radio. Whatever you do, you want to
study the maps carefully before you take any route on the rivers.
There are restricted areas and areas with underwater barriers. You
want to be very alert to those types of obstacles.

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:16:27 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Mar 19, 8:40*am, wrote:
Tim,

Here is the Army Corps of Engineers site for navigation maps of the
Upper Mississippi (from the Ohio River).

http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/NIC2/...ts.cfm?index=5

I'll try to find the link for the maps of the Ohio to the Cumberland
River when I can squeeze in the time.

J. I'm going to read up on stuff, but I was curious, do you need any
special permits to go up that way? Or are there hidden charges that a
person needs to be aware of?


I'm getting excited about this already.

I'm not aware of anything, Tim, beyond your boat license and/or permit
from your state of origin. Lock passage is without charge. But you
should, if at all possible, radio the locks to request passage as a
"pleasure craft" once you're within 3 to 4 miles of the lock. You
need to hail the lock by lock number, and if I remember correctly the
hailing channel is 13. If not 13, it's 16. They may hold you up at a
lock for passage of barge traffic. If that's the case you could
possibly have to wait up to 2 to 2 1/2 hours for barge passage. (That
is if you arrive at a lock immediately after a barge is permitted
passage and the thing has to be divided for passage.) I think,
though, if you take a route from the Wabash, you should only have to
negotiate the lock at the lake dam. There are pull chains at the
locks that small boats can pull to alert the lock operator to your
presence if you don't have a radio. Whatever you do, you want to
study the maps carefully before you take any route on the rivers.
There are restricted areas and areas with underwater barriers. You
want to be very alert to those types of obstacles.