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Boston
New York
PhiladelphiaWilmington
New Haven
Baltimore
Providence
Norfolk
Portland
Searsport
Eastport
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - East CoastNortheast States
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004
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Charleston
Savannah
Georgetown
Morehead City
Wilmington
Norfolk
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - East CoastSoutheast States
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004
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Priority 16,425 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Petroleum transport > 1,000,000 tons or Chemical/Waste transport >100,000 tons
or Passenger transport > 10,000 or Cargo > 5,000,000 tons
Survey vintage pre-1940
Priority 26,879 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Not Priority 1Survey vintage pre-1940
Priority 316,240 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Not Priority 1 or Priority 2Survey vintage pre-1970
Priority 418,268 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depthSurvey vintage post-1970
Legend
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - East Coast
Critical Areas Remaining5,669 Total Square Nautical MilesHigh Commercial Traffic Volume
Extensive Petroleum/Hazmat material transportLow Under Keel Clearance
Compelling RequestInadequate Charts
Re-survey Areas1,646 Total Square Nautical Miles
(Area Insets)
Navigationally Significant Areas53,610 total square nautical miles
March 2004
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Port Canaveral
Fort Pierce
Miami
Port Everglades
Palm Beach
Jacksonville
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - East CoastFlorida
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004
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39 Sq. nmi
52 Sq. nmi
148 Sq. nmi
811 Sq. nmi
592 Sq. nmi
Norfolk
Baltimore
WilmingtonPhiladelphia
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - East Coast
Re-survey Areas1,646 Total Square Nautical Miles
March 2004
39 Sq. nmi
148 Sq. nmi
52 Sq. nmi
New London
Bridgeport
New York
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Charlotte
PensacolaMobile
Panama City
Key West
Tampa
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - Gulf of MexicoEast
March 2004
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
Priority 5
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Mississippi Entrance Channel
Mississippi River
Plaquemines
New Orleans
Pascagoula Biloxi
Mobile
Houston
Lake CharlesPort Arthur
Galveston
Freeport
Baton Rouge
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - Gulf of MexicoWest
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004
Priority 5
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Mississippi Entrance Channel
Mississippi River
New OrleansPlaquemines
Pascagoula Biloxi
Mobile
Houston
Lake CharlesPort Arthur
Galveston
Freeport
Baton Rouge
Victoria
Corpus Christi
Brownsville
Charlotte
Tampa
Key West
Panama CityPensacola
Mobile
Re-survey Areas2,311 Total Square Nautical Miles
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - Gulf of MexicoMarch 2004
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Priority 17,691 Total Square Nautical MilesNavigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Petroleum transport > 1,000,000 tons or Chemical/Waste transport >100,000 tons
or Passenger transport > 10,000 or Cargo > 5,000,000 tons
Survey vintage pre-1940
Priority 213,761 Total Square Nautical MilesNavigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Not Priority 1Survey vintage pre-1940
Priority 315,366 Total Square Nautical MilesNavigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Not Priority 1 or Priority 2Survey vintage pre-1970
Priority 411,920 Total Square Nautical MilesNavigation SignificantSurvey vintage post-1970
Legend
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - Gulf of Mexico
Critical Areas Remaining10,425 Total Square Nautical MilesHigh Commercial Traffic Volume
Extensive Petroleum/Hazmat material transportLow Under Keel Clearance
Compelling RequestInadequate Charts
Re-survey Areas2,311 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigationaally Significant Area70,249 total square nautical miles
March 2004
Priority 514,551 Total Square Nautical MilesNavigation SignificantSurvey vintage pre-1940Water depth 20 - 60 fathoms
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NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - Gulf of MexicoEmerging Critical Areas = 307 square nautical miles
March 2004
Emerging Critical Areas (307 sq. nmi)
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Priority 14,682 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Petroleum transport > 1,000,000 tons or Chemical/Waste transport >100,000 tons
or Passenger transport > 10,000 or Cargo > 5,000,000 tons
Survey vintage pre-1940
Priority 23,234 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Not Priority 1Survey vintage pre-1940
Priority 332,493 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depth
Not Priority 1 or Priority 2Survey vintage pre-1970
Priority 45,352 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigation Significant: < 20 fathom depthSurvey vintage post-1970
Legend
United States Great LakesNOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities
Critical Areas Remaining228 Total Square Nautical MilesHigh Commercial Traffic Volume
Extensive Petroleum/Hazmat material transportLow Under Keel Clearance
Compelling RequestInadequate Charts
Re-survey Areas0 Total Square Nautical Miles
Navigationally Significant Areas46,202 total square nautical miles
March 2004
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Buffalo
Toledo
Monroe
Marblehead
Marysville
Port Huron
Marine City
Detroit
SanduskyHuron
LorainCleveland
Fairport Harbor
Ashtabula
Conneaut
Erie
Dunkirk
United States Great LakesNOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities
Lake Erie
March 2004
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
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Rochester
Buffalo
Oswego
Alexandria Bay
Sackets
United States Great LakesNOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities
Lake OntarioMarch 2004
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
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Two Harbors
Silver Bay
Duluth-Superior Ashland Presque IsleMarquette
Ontonagon
Taconite
United States Great LakesNOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities
Lake SuperiorMarch 2004
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
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March 2004
Muskegon
Grand Haven
Holland
Charlevoix
Traverse City
Manistee
Menominee
Sturgeon Bay
Green Bay
Ludington
Milwaukee
Drummond Island
Port Dolomite
Sault Ste Marie
Mackinac
Port Inland
Burns Waterway Harbor
Escanaba
Indiana Harbor
Gary
Chicago
A
United States Great LakesNOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities
Lake Michigan
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
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Mackinac
Harbor Beach
Alpena
Stoneport
Calcite
Alabaster
Traverse City
Charlevoix
Drummond Island
Sault Ste Marie
Port Dolomite
United States Great LakesNOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities
Lake Huron
March 2004
Priority 1Priority 2
Priority 3
Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
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Los Angeles/Long Beach
Port Hueneme
San Francisco
Columbia River
Seattle
Tacoma
Bremerton
Bellingham
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - West Coast
Re-survey Areas546 Total Square Nautical Miles
March 2004
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San DiegoHarbor
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Port Hueneme
San Francisco
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - West CoastSouthern California
Priority 1Priority 2Priority 3Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004
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Humboldt Bay
San Francisco
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - West CoastNorthern California
Priority 1Priority 2Priority 3Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004
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Columbia River
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - West CoastOregon
Priority 1Priority 2Priority 3Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004
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Columbia River
Tacoma
Seattle
Bellingham
NOAA Hydrographic Survey Priorities - West CoastWashington
Priority 1Priority 2Priority 3Priority 4
Critical Areas Remaining
Legend
March 2004