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Navigational Information
The Pittsburgh District US Army Corps of Engineers manages river improvements, including the Locks and Dams
General Pittsburgh District Information
Monongahela River Navigation Charts
You should have real
navigation charts to travel the river. This site has
information on how to obtain the current versions.
The link and information seem to change frequently. If
this doesn't work, follow links from the Pittsburgh
District Corps site above.
This website includes notices on lock schedules, restrictions, etc.
Watershed Atlas of the Monongahela & Allegheny Rivers
The 2003 Coast Guard Light Lists.
These publications
contain a list of lights, sound signals, buoys,
daybeacons, and other aids to navigation.
They are in PDF format and are generally under 2MB in
size. This site links to a variety of USCG navigation
information.
Mon River History
The Headwaters District, A History of The Pittsburgh District, US Army Corps of Engineers. is an excellent and fascinating history of the use and development of our local waterways, from revolutionary times, up to the Johnstown PA flood of 1977. The book was written by Dr. Leland R. Johnson, and published in 1979. Unfortunately, this wonderful book is out of print and thus no longer available from the Pittsburgh District. However, with the permission of the Pittsburgh District, Don Strimbeck has arranged for West Virginia University Printing Services to reproduce the book. You may order it by calling 304-293-6366; email address is wvprint@mail.wvu.edu. The cost is $21.25, plus West Virginia residents must add the 6% sales tax of $1.28. Shipping and handling charges will also apply. Neither Don or UMRA benefits from WVU’s sale of the book.
We also suggest you buy the companion book, The Headwaters District Roundtables, An Eyewitness History of The Pittsburgh District, Us Army Corps of Engineers, 1936-1988, by Leland R. Johnson and Jacque S. Minnotte, published 1989. Copies are still available from the Pittsburgh District; call 412-395-7500 for ordering information.
Cruising Information
Discovering The Monongahela River - Beauty Around Every Bend - Published in Houuseboat Magazine, June 1996.
Captain's Watch Inn, Bed & Breakfast, Greensboro PA
Adventures on Magic River, Mon River Morgantown WV
Greater Morgantown Convention & Visitors Bureau
Marion County Chamber of Commerce
MCPARC, (Marion County Parks) Fairmont WV
Monongahela River Trails Conservancy
Mon Valley Green Space Coalition
Marinas, etc.
Two Rivers Marina & Campground, Point Marion PA
Water Trails
Upper Mon Water Trails, Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce VISION 2020 committee
Boating Safety
West Virginia Boating Regulations
In the past the
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources has
distributed their
Synopsis Of West Virginia Boating Regulations And Laws as
a print document.
To make these regulations more widely accessible, the
Upper Monongahela River Association has scanned the
official
paper copy to produce this web version.
Users are warned that this
site may contain scanning errors, or that revisions may
have been made since the publication date.
Our copy is at
Recently the Department of Motor Vehicles has added an electronic summary at
http://www.wvdot.com/6_motorists/dmv/downloads/boatingregulations.pdf
Pennsylvania Boating Regulations
In Pennsylvania,
boating is regulated by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat
Commission. They have posted their
boating rules at
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/boatcrs/03boathandbook/legal.htm
Additional boating resources, including the Pennsylvania Boating Handbook, are easily accessed through their boating home page
http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/
US Coast Guard Resources
The central USCG office for small boat safety is
The best river district link to USCG resources is
The Marine Safety Office - Louisville, 8th U.S. Coast Guard District
It has many USCG publications available on line.
The majority of the downloads are in Adobe Acrobat format.
Linked publications include:
Boating Statistics 2000 (COMDTPUB P16754.14)
Coast Guard Advisory on Carbon Monoxide Hazard Caused By Generator Exhaust Gas Accumulations
Safety Standards for Backyard Boat Builders (COMDT PUBP16761.3b)
Navigation Rules (COMDTINST M16672.2D,International-Inland)
The 2000 Ohio River Navigation Charts
MSO Louisville Information Bulletin regarding Regattas & Marine Parade Applications
Ohio River Valley Waterway Management Plan
Western Rivers Orientation Work Group
Inland Rivers Contingency Action Plan
Marine Regattas & Parades Application Package
National Boating Information
National Marine Manufacturers Association
Particularly useful as a source of boat and engine recall information.
Boat US has an on-line master list of boating safety courses available nation wide.
The Power Squadrons offer basic boating safety courses in several communities along the river.
Boat Building
American Sternwheel Association
Information on building and running
a paddlewheel boat plus
information on paddlewheel boat events.
Wally Venable's river boating pages
Includes:
Building a Paddlewheel Boat
The Paddlewheel Riverboat: Its Evolution and Survival by
Carl Wright
An American Rivers Bibliography
An annotated list of books, primarily related to the Mississippi River system
The USCG publication Safety Standards for Backyard Boat Builders (COMDT PUB P16761.3b)
Recreational Boating Associations
West Virginia University Crew, Men - No longer an active program
West Virginia University Crew, Women - web site no longer works