WMS Map: Northern Shores of Delta Lake

About Northern Shores of Delta Lake ....

Delta Lake is situated in Oneida County, New York, approximately 5 miles north of the city of Rome. The lake is a man-made reservoir, created in 1908 by damming the Mohawk River. It was originally built to supply water to the Erie Canal but now also provides flood control and water regulation on the Mohawk River and Erie Canal.

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Data Sources

Road Trip to Coal Country by Nate Matthews - You can download the KMZ File used in creation of this map.

Aerial NAIP (2022/2023) - High-resolution aerial photography from NAIP photos taken with leaves on in summer/fall 2022 and 2023. NAIP. XYZ Tiles: https://gis.apfo.usda.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NAIP/USDA_CONUS_PRIME/ImageServer/tile/{z}/{y}/{x}

3DEP Elevation Hillshade. LIDAR and legacy USGS DRG Topo Derived hillshades used as a background. DEM - WMS Service: https://elevation.nationalmap.gov/arcgis/services/3DEPElevation/ImageServer/WMSServer, Layer: 3DEPElevation:Hillshade Gray

Full List of WMS and ArcMap Services - CSV Spreadsheet with all web map services currently used on the blog.

More about Delta Lake...

Delta Lake is a reservoir in Oneida County, New York, USA. Most of the lake is within the southwest part of the Town of Western, north of Rome, New York. The western part of the lake is in the Town of Lee.
Delta Lake State Park is located on a peninsula extending from the south shore of the lake.

The lake was created by a dam on the Mohawk River. The dam is on the south side of the lake, southwest of the state park. Originally, the purpose of the reservoir was to guarantee sufficient water for the Erie Canal. The dam construction began in 1908. The reservoir contains 2.7 million ftΒ³ (76,400 mΒ³) of water. The reservoir also controls flooding in the Mohawk basin.

The dam flooded the community of Delta, New York, which was located on the west bank of the river. Most of the structures of the village were torn down and moved to new locations before the inundation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Lake_(New_York)

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