Locust Point and Cone reefs
Ranked plans are not available for Lake Erie (western basin) yet: in the backtest on 8 tournament events the winner's area was in the top 3 in 2, and the gate needs 6. The map shows the areas without a ranking; water conditions and the forecast are current.
WaterOhio
Depth10-20 ft
BottomBedrock reef tops ringed by clay; mostly cohesive clay (GLAHF)
CurrentNo
River plumeNo
Well-known spotNo
Position41.649, -83.047 (approximate center)
Inside Camp Perry Danger Area II (notice); Locust Point Reef 41.648 N 83.067 W and Cone Reef 41.667 N 83.047 W from grid shoal tops matched to the Liebenthal et al. (2005) figure; Davis-Besse security zone about 5 km south-west
Run from each launch
| Launch | Run | Open water | Crossing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Park (Ohio) | 22.6 mi | 10.4 mi | Yes |
| Lucas County Cooley Canal boat ramp (Ohio) | 12.7 mi | 9.4 mi | Yes |
| Catawba Island State Park (Ohio) | 11.1 mi | 10.0 mi | Yes |
| West Harbor public boat launching ramp (Ohio) | 12.7 mi | 10.4 mi | Yes |
| East Harbor State Park (Ohio) | 13.7 mi | 10.2 mi | Yes |
| Mazurik Access Area (Ohio) | 16.4 mi | 10.1 mi | Yes |
| Dempsey State Fishing Access (Ohio) | 17.7 mi | 10.4 mi | Yes |
| Shelby Street public boat launch (Ohio) | 21.5 mi | 12.7 mi | Yes |
| Put-in-Bay Village public launch (Ohio) | 11.9 mi | 8.3 mi | Yes |
| Middle Bass Island State Park (Ohio) | 12.3 mi | 9.4 mi | Yes |
| Kelleys Island State Park (Ohio) | 17.8 mi | 12.3 mi | Yes |
| William C. Sterling State Park boat launch (Michigan) | 23.8 mi | 22.6 mi | Yes |
| Bolles Harbor boating access site (Michigan) | 23.2 mi | 22.0 mi | Yes |
| Lake Erie Metropark boat launch (Michigan) | 30.6 mi | 25.1 mi | Yes |
| Colchester Harbour (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 24.0 mi | 22.1 mi | Yes |
| Cedar Island Marina boat launch, Kingsville (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 28.7 mi | 27.3 mi | Yes |
| Leamington Marina boat launch (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 34.8 mi | 31.2 mi | Yes |
| Scudder Marina, Pelee Island (Ontario) crosses the U.S.-Canada boundary | 23.2 mi | 20.8 mi | Yes |
Run: the distance along the water route. A crossing (the open lake, the border or a long stretch of open water) needs over-water wind under your crossing wind limit (default 15 mph), waves on the route within your wave limit and no small craft advisory.
Evidence
- Liebenthal, Fuller and Roseman (2005), Substrate distribution on western basin reefs, Ohio Sea Grant R/ZM-28 Side-scan maps of Cone, Crib, Locust Point, Niagara, Round and Toussaint reefs off Locust Point: small bedrock outcrops (0.1 km2 or less) ringed by cohesive clay, then sandy mud and mudSource