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Buy-down Areas

Buy-down Maps

A buy-down map shows the property that you, as a lakeside property owner, have bought, or had the opportunity to buy, when the DNR Buy Down program was in existence. The Buy Down program lasted for about 8 years, and was terminated in June of 2008. The buy-down maps show the attributes of the buy-down areas.

So, what was this Buy Down Program?

The State Maryland bought the lake bottom below elevation 2466 ft ASL in February of 2000 for $7.8 million from Penelec (Pennsylvania Electric Company). Penelec was the company that operated the hydroelectric power plant. The lake bottom contained 4,406 acres. The State also bought Penelec’s residue containing 584 acres for $9.8 million, both according to the land records.

It should be noted that the Maryland DNR had been managing Deep Creek for many years prior to 2000. Subsequent to the purchases of the land parcels, the State established and surveyed a 25 ft wide buffer strip around the lake. As a result there was excess property between that perimeter and the Penelec monuments. To recoup some of this $9.8 million, the State offered adjacent landowners the opportunity to ”buy-down” or purchase some of this excess property from the State.

A lakefront property own could purchase that excess property adjacent to their property at $0.39 per square foot. Unfortunately, it came with a conservation easement, meaning that you were prohibited from cutting any vegetation (trees) or building any permanent structures on it. Basically, you were allowed to use the area and pay annual property taxes on it.

The sale of the buydown parcels did not generate anywhere near $13 million. Because DNR wanted to keep a 25 foot buffer and tributary exclusion, not all of the 584 acres were offered for sale, and not all of the parcels that were offered sold.

Purchasing this excess property did come with some benefits, but these benefits affected only a small number of owners. - 1. You got what were called “relaxed” standards when applying for a zoning variance and 2. If you were on a septic system and it fails, you can apply to the state to get permission to extend your drain field in to this excess land area.

A sample of the conservation easement is provided here (4.1 MB). If you have questions about this, call the DNR Lake management at (301) 387-4111

I have assembled all of the buy-down maps that define the legal descriptions for these excess parcels.

The legend for the symbols used on these maps is shown in Figure 1 below:

Buy-down Areas 
<p style="text-align:center; font-family:'Open Sans Condensed'; font-size:1.1em;">Figure 1. Legend for Symbols on Buydown Maps</p>

The Buy-down Map Index

The buy-down maps are indexed below by the local watershed name. Within the watershed there could be several maps. Download the index file, select the map name you want (watershed name + number) from the index map, and select the watershed from the list below.

Click here to retrieve the Index map.

As time permits I’ll work on a process that makes this a whole lot simpler! But for now, this is what I have!

  1. Cherry Creek Cove
    1. [CHERRY CREEK 1V](/buydown/buydown_maps/CHERRY CREEK COVE/CHRY1V Model.pdf)
    2. [CHERRY CREEK 2V](/buydown/buydown_maps/buydown_maps/CHERRY CREEK COVE/CHRY2V Model.pdf)
    3. [CHERRY CREEK 3V](/buydown/buydown_maps/CHERRY CREEK COVE/CHRY3V Model.pdf)
    4. [CHERRY CREEK 4V](/buydown/buydown_maps/CHERRY CREEK COVE/CHRY4V Model.pdf)
    5. [CHERRY CREEK 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/CHERRY CREEK COVE/CHRY5 Model.pdf)
    6. [CHERRY CREEK 6](/buydown/buydown_maps/CHERRY CREEK COVE/CHRY6 Model.pdf)
    7. [CHERRY CREEK 7](/buydown/buydown_maps/CHERRY CREEK COVE/CHRY7 Model.pdf)
  2. Beckman’s Cove
    1. BECKMAN 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/BECKMANS COVE/BCKMN1 Model.pdf)
    2. BECKMAN 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/BECKMANS COVE/BCKMN2 Model.pdf)
  3. Dam Cove
    1. DAM COVE 1V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOV1V Model.pdf)
    2. DAM COVE 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOV10V Model.pdf)
    3. DAM COVE 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOV11V Model.pdf)
    4. DAM COVE 4V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOV13V Model.pdf)
    5. DAM COVE 5V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOV14V Model.pdf)
    6. DAM COVE 6V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE2 Model.pdf)
    7. DAM COVE 7](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE3 Model.pdf)
    8. DAM COVE 8V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE4V Model.pdf)
    9. DAM COVE 9V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE5V Model.pdf)
    10. DAM COVE 10V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE6V Model.pdf)
    11. DAM COVE 11V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE7 Model.pdf)
    12. DAM COVE 12](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE8V Model.pdf)
    13. DAM COVE 13V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE9V Model.pdf)
    14. DAM COVE 14V](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE12 Model.pdf)
    15. DAM COVE 15](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE15 Model.pdf)
    16. DAM COVE 16](/buydown/buydown_maps/DAM COVE/DMCOVE16 Model.pdf)
  4. Harvey’s Cove
    1. HARVEY 1V](/buydown/buydown_maps/HARVEYS COVE/HARVY1V Model.pdf)
    2. HARVEY 2V](/buydown/buydown_maps/HARVEYS COVE/HARVY2V Model.pdf)
    3. HARVEY 3V](/buydown/buydown_maps/HARVEYS COVE/HARVY3V Model.pdf)
    4. HARVEY 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/HARVEYS COVE/HARVY4V Model.pdf)
    5. HARVEY 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/HARVEYS COVE/HARVY5V Model.pdf)
    6. HARVEY 6](/buydown/buydown_maps/HARVEYS COVE/HARVY6V Model.pdf)
  5. McHenry Cove
    1. MCHENRY 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/McHENRY COVE/MCHEN1 Model.pdf)
    2. MCHENRY 2V](/buydown/buydown_maps/McHENRY COVE/MCHEN3V Model.pdf)
    3. MCHENRY 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/McHENRY COVE/MCHEN3 Model.pdf)
    4. MCHENRY 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/McHENRY COVE/MCHEN4 Model.pdf)
    5. MCHENRY 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/McHENRY COVE/MCHEN5 Model.pdf)
    6. MCHENRY 6](/buydown/buydown_maps/McHENRY COVE/MCHEN6 Model.pdf)
    7. MCHENRY 7](/buydown/buydown_maps/McHENRY COVE/MCHEN7 Model.pdf)
  6. State Park Cove
    1. STATE PARK 2V](/buydown/buydown_maps/STATE PARK COVE/STPRK2V Model.pdf)
    2. STATE PARK 3V](/buydown/buydown_maps/STATE PARK COVE/STPRK3V Model.pdf)
    3. STATE PARK 4V](/buydown/buydown_maps/STATE PARK COVE/STPRK4V Model.pdf)
    4. STATE PARK 5V](/buydown/buydown_maps/STATE PARK COVE/STPRK5V Model.pdf)
  7. Arrowhead Cove
    1. ARROWHEAD 1V](/buydown/buydown_maps/ARROWHEAD COVE/ARWHD1V Model.pdf)
    2. ARROWHEAD 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/ARROWHEAD COVE/ARWHD2 Model.pdf)
    3. ARROWHEAD 3V](/buydown/buydown_maps/ARROWHEAD COVE/ARWHD3V Model.pdf)
    4. ARROWHEAD 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/ARROWHEAD COVE/ARWHD4 Model.pdf)
  8. Pawn Run Cove
    1. PAWN RUN 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/PAWN RUN COVE/PAWNRN1 Model.pdf)
    2. PAWN RUN 2V](/buydown/buydown_maps/PAWN RUN COVE/PAWNRN3 Model.pdf)
    3. PAWN RUN 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/PAWN RUN COVE/PAWNRN4 Model.pdf)
    4. PAWN RUN 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/PAWN RUN COVE/PWNRN2V Model.pdf)
  9. Blakeslee Cove
    1. BLAKESLEE 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/BLAKESLEE/BLKLEE1 Model.pdf)
    2. BLAKESLEE 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/BLAKESLEE/BLKLEE2 Model.pdf)
    3. BLAKESLEE 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/BLAKESLEE/BLKLEE3 Model.pdf)
    4. BLAKESLEE 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/BLAKESLEE/BLKLEE4 Model.pdf)
    5. BLAKESLEE 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/BLAKESLEE/BLKLEE5 Model.pdf)
  10. Deep Creek Cove
    1. DEEP CREEK 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/DEEP CREEK COVE/DEPCRK1 Model.pdf)
    2. DEEP CREEK 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/DEEP CREEK COVE/DEPCRK2 Model.pdf)
    3. DEEP CREEK 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/DEEP CREEK COVE/DEPCRK3 Model.pdf)
    4. DEEP CREEK 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/DEEP CREEK COVE/DEPCRK4 Model.pdf)
    5. DEEP CREEK 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/DEEP CREEK COVE/DEPCRK5 Model.pdf)
  11. Hoop Pole Cove
    1. HOOP POLE 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/HOOP POLE COVE/HOOPLE1 Model.pdf)
    2. HOOP POLE 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/HOOP POLE COVE/HOOPLE2 Model.pdf)
    3. HOOP POLE 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/HOOP POLE COVE/HOOPLE3 Model.pdf)
    4. HOOP POLE 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/HOOP POLE COVE/HOOPLE4 Model.pdf)
    5. HOOP POLE 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/HOOP POLE COVE/HOOPLE5 Model.pdf)
    6. HOOP POLE 6](/buydown/buydown_maps/HOOP POLE COVE/HOOPLE6 Model.pdf)
  12. Green Glade Cove
    1. GREEN GLADE 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD1 Model.pdf)
    2. GREEN GLADE 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD2 Model.pdf)
    3. GREEN GLADE 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD3 Model.pdf)
    4. GREEN GLADE 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD4 Model.pdf)
    5. GREEN GLADE 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD5 Model.pdf)
    6. GREEN GLADE 6](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD6 Model.pdf)
    7. GREEN GLADE 7](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD7 Model.pdf)
    8. GREEN GLADE 8](/buydown/buydown_maps/GREEN GLADE COVE/GRNGLD8 Model.pdf)
  13. Turkey Neck Cove
    1. TURKEY NECK 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/TURKEY NECK/TRKYNK1 Model.pdf)
    2. TURKEY NECK 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/TURKEY NECK/TRKYNK2 Model.pdf)
    3. TURKEY NECK 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/TURKEY NECK/TRKYNK3 Model.pdf)
    4. TURKEY NECK 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/TURKEY NECK/TRKYNK4 Model.pdf)
  14. Poland Run Cove
    1. POLAND RUN 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/POLAND RUN/PLND1 Model.pdf)
    2. POLAND RUN 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/POLAND RUN/PLND2 Model.pdf)
    3. POLAND RUN 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/POLAND RUN/PLND3 Model.pdf)
    4. POLAND RUN 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/POLAND RUN/PLND4 Model.pdf)
    5. POLAND RUN 5](/buydown/buydown_maps/POLAND RUN/PLND5 Model.pdf)
  15. Sky Valley Cove
    1. SKY VALLEY 1](/buydown/buydown_maps/SKY VALLEY/SKVALY1 Model.pdf)
    2. SKY VALLEY 2](/buydown/buydown_maps/SKY VALLEY/SKVALY2 Model.pdf)
    3. SKY VALLEY 3](/buydown/buydown_maps/SKY VALLEY/SKVALY3 Model.pdf)
    4. SKY VALLEY 4](/buydown/buydown_maps/SKY VALLEY/SKVALY4 Model.pdf)
First Published: 2012-12-12 Adapted for this website: 2019-04-03