The Eastern Region includes all or part of ten states, as follows: 

1.  all of Kentucky and West Virginia;

2.  that portion of Pennsylvania south of latitude 41[deg]00[min] N 
    and west of longitude 79[deg]00[min] W; 

3.  those parts of Indiana and Ohio south of latitude 41[deg]00[min] N; 

4.  in Illinois: Jackson, Williamson, Saline, Gallatin, Union, Johnson, 

Pope, Hardin, Alexander, Pulaski, and Massac Counties, and in Randolph 
County, that part of the Upper Mississippi River below mile 109.9, including 
both banks; that part of the Lower 

Mississippi River above mile 869.0. 

5.  in Missouri: Perry, Cape, Girardeau, Scott, Mississippi and New Madrid Counties; 

6.  in Tennessee: that portion of Lake County north and west of a line drawn 
from the Mississippi River at latitude 36[deg]20[min] N and longitude 89[deg]32[min]30[sec] W 
due east to Highway 78, thence northeast along Highway 78 to the Kentucky/Tennessee state 
line, and all other counties in Tennessee except Shelby, 

Tipton, Lauderdale, Dyer and Obion Counties; 

7.  in Alabama: Colbert, DeKalb, Franklin, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, 
Limestone, Madison, Marshall, and Morgan Counties; 

8.  in Mississippi: Alcorn, Prentiss, and Tishomingo Counties except for 
that portion of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway south of the Bay Springs Lock and Dam; 

This area includes more than 8,000 miles of waterways.  Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley is 
responsible for maintaining the safety and security of all commercial and recreational traffic in this area.