Anybody here had any luck finding any lake maps of the local lakes. You know the type that show the topography of the lake bed? I really think this would aid the icefisherman a lot.
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I have one (North Idaho Fish N' Lakes). It shows several of the lakes in the northern part of the state. Its helpful and gives you an idea, but not overly detailed. Id like to find some better maps also.
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this might help, maybe...
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There really isn't any available in the amounts we need for our area. The best I've done while mapping many lakes in the West for another site is to use Google Satellite. It allows you to see the color contours very well as far as depth goes. You can plainly see the shallows and drop offs as well as the old river channel on most lakes.
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Are you referring to the google earth program for that? I've noticed it works well in the oceans but I've not had much luck w/ lakes so far on it. If you're thinking of a different program I'd love to know about it!
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When we partnered with Google on mapping lakes we found very few people actually have Google Earth downloaded so we simply use the version you get when you go to Google Maps and then click the "Satellite" button up on the right hand top side of the map.
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I use Terraserver for topographical maps, just do a Google search. I have used it many times as sometimes you can find topo maps from the 60's that have old logging roads that new maps won't show.
[quote Stretch23]I use Terraserver for topographical maps, just do a Google search. I have used it many times as sometimes you can find topo maps from the 60's that have old logging roads that new maps won't show.[/quote]
Most of the lakes in Oregon are covered by Terraserver if my memory serves me correctly.
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