Topographic Maps

[N8orDie]

Anyone know a good place/website to get affordable (or free) topographic maps?

[cdkeim]

Alberta SRD(just google it) has some topo maps that are pretty decent, just a limited number of lakes.

[Hairball]

If you own an Iphone go to the app store and upload "Topographics maps Canada" it's free. Once you have upload the app, you just upload the areas you want.

[markusbrainus]

Depending how accurate of a topo map you need, Google Maps has a terrain option for most areas.

ex: http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=banff&hl=en&ll=51.180419,-115.559692&spn=0.079308,0.222988&sll=40.713115,-74.001149&sspn=0.011987,0.027874&hnear=Banff,+Division+No.+15,+Alberta&t=p&z=13

[fish gunner]

the android app back country navigator is 10$ and works fantastic even in areas with out cell phone coverage.

[drhook]

If your looking for lakes use anglersatlas.com

[N8orDie]

great tips! thanks!

[N8orDie]

I'm looking specifically for topo maps of lake beds.

[horsetrader]

I'm looking specifically for topo maps of lake beds.

then you want angler atlas.

http://i1037.photobucket.com/albums/a454/horsetrader_photo/IMG-20120130-00007.jpg

[fish gunner]

there is a great series of books, lakes, rivers and streams of alberta,that contain bathomertic charts of every major body of water in the books region.

[drhook]

anglersatlas works then. If you can't find your lake through the search, click map search and zoom in on the area you would like to search, when you zoom to at least level 9 click show lake and the ones that appear with a blue pin will have a topo attached but you will need a simple user name to access them.

Cheers

[fish farmer]

For southern Alberta.

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/MapsPhotosPublications/Maps/PrairiesAreaBathymetryMaps/ColourBathymetryMaps.aspx

[gilbertslake]

If you own an Iphone go to the app store and upload "Topographics maps Canada" it's free. Once you have upload the app, you just upload the areas you want.

I have that one. Just to add, it is GPS linked.
If you are on a lake and find a good spot, just mark it and you can go right back to the spot next time.

[bloopbloob]

navionics app for iphone is pretty decent, you can see exactly where you are through gps while you're out on the lake, which is nice. I recently found a very small shelf shown on the map while ice fishing, it was exactly where the map said it was. drilled 4 holes very close together, and it went from 8 feet to 15 feet, just like the app said

[Hairball]

For southern Alberta.

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/MapsPhotosPublications/Maps/PrairiesAreaBathymetryMaps/ColourBathymetryMaps.aspx

Due they have this for Chain lakes? can't seem to find if they do or don't.

[fish farmer]

Due they have this for Chain lakes? can't seem to find if they do or don't.

What's there is there. If it's not listed then they dont have it.

[MoFugger21]

Due they have this for Chain lakes? can't seem to find if they do or don't.

http://www.anglersatlas.com/lakes/7356/

[Hairball]

http://www.anglersatlas.com/lakes/7356/

thxs Mo.....

I signed up for this site.....very cool!!

[Izumi]

Good free topo maps

http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/topo/map

[cube]

I find the "Atlas of Alberta Lakes" book to have OK maps. a bit dated but still I find some useful info and History there. The URL is
http://alberta-lakes.sunsite.ualberta.ca/
An example of a map, which is usually fig 1 or 2 of the "Lake Basin Characteristics" page of a certain lake.
http://sunsite.ualberta.ca/Projects/Alberta-Lakes/view/?region=Beaver River Region&basin=Beaver River Basin&lake=Cold Lake&number=56&page=Lake_char#

You can also find rivers creeks and direction of flow diagrams under "Drainage Basin Characteristics"

Hope this helps.