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-====== Coots' Water Access ======
+====== Oregon Coots' Water Access Wiki ======
-This Wiki is a collection of water access locations. See [[introduction|the introduction page]] for more details.
+This is a collection of locations where small and large boats can access the water.  The goal is to provide enough information to answer the question, "is this a place for me to have an outing?"  If the launch ramp won't work, or the access road is not suitable for some vehicles, we should try to convey that information here.  A more subtle and personal question is, "is this the water I want to visit next?"  We will try to at least characterize the water being accessed.  For instance, if this is a pond that fills up with weeds, people will want to know that.
-Any information in this wiki should be used at your own risk. The Coots will not be responsible for any damage to you or your boat.
+Each water location gets a separate Wiki page, and they are filed here as lakes, rivers or salt water.   The sidebar, on the left, shows the various access locations that have data.  Click on those links.
+You are free to look at any of the pages listed on the left sidebar.
+Reading these pages is open to everybody and no registration is needed.  We don't even set cookies! But, if you want to add or modify any page, you must register and log in.  Click on "register" in the upper right.  Fill in a User, Password (twice), your real name and email address.  Next match the three cards.  That triggers an email to you that has a link that needs clicking.  You are now registered, and the next step is to Log In, with the edit option now available to you.
+==== Add to these Pages ====
+Everyone is encouraged to gather information on access points they are using or near. To add or edit a page, it is necessary to log-in as a registered Wiki Page User (this does not make you a Coot.  You are already a Coot!) If logged-in, you can [[doku.php?id=adding_water_access_page|edit these directly to the Wiki.]]  That link leads to most of what is needed to add and edit pages.  But, if adding information here is not your thing, just holler out to the Coots, probably by the groups.io reflector. This needs everyone's help.  Thanks for making this work!
+==== Other Resources ====
+There are several other internet sites that provide water access information.  Here are a few:
+* [[https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/72308dd6b893451690a14437cde89be8|Boat Oregon Online Map]].  The detail is sometimes lacking but the number of entries is huge!
+* [[https://www.openseamap.org/index.php?id=openseamap&no_cache=1&L=1|OpenSeaMap]].  This is a great project, intended to provide editable marine  oriented maps of the world.
+* [[https://deepzoom.com/|DeepZoom]] is a fascination MS project.  Not sure how it fits in here.
+==== Be Safe ====
+Water is a great place for recreation of all sorts.  But, remember that it can be dangerous to life and limb.  Before you go out, check what the water conditions are and what that means to you and your companions.  Water changes all the time and what was safe last week may be very hazardous now.  Be realistic as to your skill level.  There is no way that these web pages can describe the water that you may encounter.  This listing of access locations may help to understand the hazards, but on any particular day they may be plain wrong.  Take courses and read books.  Maybe a video or two will give you a better idea as to what can happen.  Understand how river strainer trees can come up quickly and how to avoid these.  Fast and cold water bring special dangers, but every year we read of injury and death during the summer season, as well.  The usual deal applies here in that the Coots can't tell you everything you need to know to be safe.
+Any information in this wiki should be used at your own risk. The Coots will not be responsible for any damage to you or your boat.  You are responsible for making your trip safe and safe trips are fun trips!