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Cuyahoga River

Cuyahoga River watershed with its upstream

 branches

Origin 41°26′26″N 81°09′07″W[1] Confluence

of 

East Branch Cuyahoga River [2] and

West Branch Cuyahoga River [3]

near Pond Road and R apids Road,

Burton, Geauga County, Ohio

Mouth 41°30′13″N 81°42′44″W

Lake Erie at Cleveland,

Cuyahoga County, Ohio[1]

Basin

countries

United States

Length 84.9 miles (136.6 km)[4]

Source

elevation

1,093 feet (333.1 m)[2][3]

Mouth

elevation

571 feet (174.0 m)[1]

Basin

area

809 square miles (2,100 km2)[5]

Cuyahoga RiverFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Cuyahoga River[6] (/ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə/  KY -ə- HOG -ə, or 

/ˌkaɪ.əˈhoʊɡə/  KY -ə- HOH -gə)[7][8][9][10] is located in

 Northeast Ohio in the United States. Outside of Ohio, the

river is most famous for being "the river that caught fire",

helping to spur the environmental movement in the late

1960s. Native Americans called this winding water 

"Cuyahoga," which means 'crooked river' in an Iroquoian

language.

Contents

1 Course

2 Histor y

2.1 Environmental concerns

2.2 Modifications

2.2.1 Ice-br eaking

2.2.2 Flooding

3 Dams

3.1 Ohio and Erie Canal diversion dam

3.2 Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam

3.3 Dams in Cuyahoga Falls

3.4 Munroe Falls Dam3.5 Kent Dam

4 Lists

4.1 Variant names

4.2 Dams

4.3 Tributaries

5 See also

6 Notes

7 References

7.1 General references

8 External links

Course

The Cuyahoga watershed begins its 100-mile (160 km) journey in Hambden, Ohio, flowing southward to the

confluence of the East Branch Cuyahoga River and West Branch Cuyahoga River in Burton, where the Cuyahoga

River officially begins.[1] It continues on its 84.9 miles (136.6 km) journey flowing southward to Cuyahoga Falls,

where it turns sharply north and flows through the Cuyahoga Valley National Park in northern Summit County and

Coordinates: 41°30′13″N 81°42′44″

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The Cuyahoga River in the Cuyahoga

Valley National Park 

City pump station discharges sewage

into Cuyahoga River (1973)

southern Cuyahoga County. It then flows through Independence, Valley View, Cuyahoga Heights, NewburghHeights and Cleveland to its northern terminus, emptying into Lake Erie. The Cuyahoga River and its tributaries

drain 813 square miles (2,110 km2) of land in portions of six counties.

The river is a relatively recent geological formation, formed by the

advance and retreat of ice sheets during the last ice age. The final

glacial retreat, which occurred 10,000–12,000 years ago, caused

changes in the drainage pattern near Akron. This change in pattern

caused the originally southward-flowing Cuyahoga to flow to thenorth. As its newly reversed currents flowed toward Lake Erie, the

river carved its way around glacial debris left by the receding ice

sheet, resulting in the river's winding U-shape. These meanderings

stretched the length of the river (which was only 30 miles (50 km)

when travelled directly) into a 100-mile (160 km) trek from its

headwaters to its mouth. The depth of the river (except where noted

 below) ranges from 3 to 6 ft (90–180 cm).

HistoryMoses Cleaveland, a surveyor charged with exploring the Connecticut Western Reserve, first arrived at the mouth

of the Cuyahoga River in 1796, and subsequently decided to locate a settlement there, which became Cleveland,

Ohio.

The river was one of the features along which the "Greenville Treaty Line" ran beginning in 1795, per the Treaty o

Greenville, effectively becoming the western boundary of the United States and remaining as such briefly.

Environmental concerns

The Cuyahoga River at one time was one of the most polluted rivers in

the United States. The reach from Akron to Cleveland was devoid of 

fish. A 1968 Kent State University symposium described one section of 

the river:

From 1,000 feet below Lower Harvard Bridge to Newburgh and

South Shore Railroad Bridge, the channel becomes wider and

deeper and the level is controlled by Lake Erie. Downstream of 

the railroad bridge to the harbor, the depth is held constant by

dredging, and the width is maintained by piling along both banks.The surface is covered with the brown oily film observed upstream

as far as the Southerly Plant effluent. In addition, large quantities of 

 black heavy oil floating in slicks, sometimes several inches thick, are observed frequently. Debris and

trash are commonly caught up in these slicks forming an unsightly floating mess. Anaerobic action is

common as the dissolved oxygen is seldom above a fraction of a part per million. The discharge of 

cooling water increases the temperature by 10 °F (5.6 °C) to 15 °F (8.3 °C). The velocity is

negligible, and sludge accumulates on the bottom. Animal life does not exist. Only the algae

Oscillatoria grows along the piers above the water line. The color changes from gray-brown to rusty

 brown as the river proceeds downstream. Transparency is less than 0.5 feet in this reach. This entire

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A view of the river from the Ohio and Erie

Canal Tow-Path Trail

reach is grossly polluted.[11]

At least 13 fires have been reported on the Cuyahoga River, the first occurring in 1868.[12] The largest river fire in

1952 caused over $1 million in damage to boats and a riverfront office building.[13] Fires erupted on the river 

several times between the 1952 fire and June 22, 1969, but a river fire that day captured the attention of Time

magazine, which described the Cuyahoga as the river that "oozes rather than flows" and in which a person "does n

drown but decays".[14] The fire did eventually spark major changes as well as the article from TIME, but in the

immediate aftermath very little attention was given to the incident. Furthermore, the conflagration that sparkedTIME's outrage was in June 1969, but the pictures they displayed on the cover and as part of the article were from

the much more dangerous 1952 fire. No pictures from the 1969 fire are known to exist. [15]

The 1969 Cuyahoga River fire helped spur an avalanche of water 

 pollution control activities, resulting in the Clean Water Act, Great

Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and the creation of the federal

Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Environmental

Protection Agency (OEPA). As a result, large point sources of 

 pollution on the Cuyahoga have received significant attention from

the OEPA in recent decades. These events are referred to in Randy Newman's 1972 song "Burn On", R.E.M.'s 1986 song "Cuyahoga",

and Adam Again's 1992 song "River on Fire". Great Lakes Brewing

Company of Cleveland, Ohio named their  Burning River Pale Ale

after the event.

Water quality has improved and, partially in recognition of this

improvement, the Cuyahoga River was designated as one of 14

American Heritage Rivers in 1998.[16] Despite these efforts, pollution continues to exist in the Cuyahoga River due

to other sources of pollution, including urban runoff, nonpoint source problems, combined sewer overflows,[17] an

stagnation due to water impounded by dams. For this reason, the Environmental Protection Agency classified portions of the Cuyahoga River watershed as one of 43 Great Lakes Areas of Concern. The most polluted portio

of the river now generally meet established aquatic life water quality standards except near dam impoundments. Th

reasons for not meeting standards near the dam pools are habitat and fish passage issues rather than water quality

River reaches that were once devoid of fish now support 44 species. The most recent survey in 2008 revealed the

two most common species in the river were hogsuckers and spotfin shiners, both moderately sensitive to water 

quality. Habitat issues within the 5.6 miles (9.0 km) navigation channel still preclude a robust fishery in that reach.

Recreation water quality standards (using bacteria as indicators) are generally met during dry weather conditions,

 but are often exceeded during significant rains due to nonpoint sources and combined sewer overflows.

Modifications

The lower Cuyahoga River has been subjected to numerous changes. Originally, the Cuyahoga river met Lake Eri

approximately 4,000 feet (1.2 km) west of its current mouth, forming a shallow marsh. The current mouth is man-

made, and it lies just west of present-day downtown Cleveland, which allows shipping traffic to flow freely betwee

the river and the lake. Additionally, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers periodically dredges the navigation channel

of the otherwise shallow river to a depth of 27 feet (8.2 m), along the river's lower 5 miles (8.0 km), from its mouth

up to the Mittal Steel Cleveland Works steel mills, to accommodate Great Lakes freighter traffic which serves the

 bulk (asphalt, gravel, petroleum, salt, steel, and other) industries located along the lower Cuyahoga River banks in

Cleveland's Flats district. The Corps of Engineers has also straightened river banks and widened turning basins in

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 Near the mouth of the river in Cleveland's

Flats

The river's mouth at Lake Erie in

Cleveland, circa 1920.

the Federal Navigation Channel on the lower Cuyahoga River to facilitate maritime operations.

Ice-breaking

The United States Coast Guard sometimes conducts fall and spring ice-breaking operations along Lake Erie and

the lower Cuyahoga River to prolong the Great Lakes shipping season, depending on shipping schedules and

weather conditions.

Flooding

Some attempts

(including dams and

dredging) have been

made to control

flooding along the

Cuyahoga River 

 basin. As a result of 

speculative landdevelopment,

 buildings have been

erected on many flat

areas that are only a

few feet above

normal river levels.

Sudden strong rain

or snow storms can create severe flooding in these low-lying areas

The upper Cuyahoga River, starting at 1,093 feet (333 m) over 84miles (135 km) from its mouth, drops in elevation fairly steeply,

creating falls and rapids in some places; the lower Cuyahoga River

only drops several feet along the last several miles of the lower rive

to 571 feet (174 m)[1] at the mouth on Lake Erie, resulting in

relatively slow moving waters that can take a while to drain compared to the upper Cuyahoga River.

Elevation at confluence points

River Mile: Elevation: Tributary

1,235 feet (0.376 km) 571 feet (174 m) Mouth: at Lake Eri

4.46 miles (7.18 km)   581 feet (177 m) Kingsbury Run (Cuyahoga River)5.345 miles (8.602 km)   577 feet (176 m) Burk Branch (Cuyahoga River)

7.2 miles (11.6 km)   577 feet (176 m) Big Creek (Cuyahoga River)

11.12 miles (17.90 km)   591 feet (180 m) West Creek (Cuyahoga River)

11.4 miles (18.3 km)   587 feet (179 m) Mill Creek (Cuyahoga River)

16.36 miles (26.33 km)   610 feet (190 m) Tinkers Creek (Cuyahoga River)

18.08 miles (29.10 km)from Willow Lake; downstream from Ohio and

Erie Canal dam

20.88 miles (33.60 km)  627 feet (191 m) Chippewa Creek (Cuyahoga

River

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24.16 miles (38.88 km)   636 feet (194 m) Brandywine Creek (Cuyahog

River

25.72 miles (41.39 km)   646 feet (197 m) Stanford Run

28.98 miles (46.64 km)   676 feet (206 m) Boston Run (Cuyahoga River)

31.47 miles (50.65 km)   699 feet (213 m) Langes Run

33.08 miles (53.24 km)   709 feet (216 m) Furnace Run (Cuyahoga River)

37.16 miles (59.80 km)   728 feet (222 m) Yellow Creek (Cuyahoga River)

39.78 miles (64.02 km)   738 feet (225 m) Mud Brook (Cuyahoga River)

42.27 miles (68.03 km)   758 feet (231 m) Little Cuyahoga River

45.8 miles (73.7 km)   840 feet (260 m) Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam

49.9 miles (80.3 km)   1,007 feet (307 m) Cuyahoga Falls Low Head Dam

52.1 miles (83.8 km)   1,004 feet (306 m) Fish Creek (Cuyahoga River)

53.7 miles (86.4 km)   1,010 feet (310 m) Plum Creek (Cuyahoga River)

56.8 miles (91.4 km)  1,027 feet (313 m) Breakneck Creek (Cuyahog

River

57.97 miles (93.29 km)   1,063 feet (324 m) Lake Rockwell Dam

59.95 miles (96.48 km)   1,070 feet (330 m) Eckert Ditch (Cuyahoga River)

63.45 miles (102.11 km)   1,109 feet (338 m) Yoder Ditch

66.33 miles (106.75 km)   1,096 feet (334 m) Harper Ditch (Cuyahoga River)68.98 miles (111.01 km)

71.63 miles (115.28 km) No dat

74.29 miles (119.56 km)

76.64 miles (123.34 km)   1,010 feet (310 m) Black Creek (Cuyahoga River)

79.15 miles (127.38 km)  1,093 feet (333 m) Sawyer Brook (Cuyahoga

River

83.29 miles (134.04 km)   1,122 feet (342 m) Bridge Creek (Cuyahoga River)

84.9 miles (136.6 km)  1,093 feet (333 m) Source: East and West Branch

Cuyahoga Rive

Cuyahoga River-tributary confluence elevations by River miles

Some tributary elevations above are higher than the Cuyahoga River elevation, because of small waterfalls at or 

near their confluences; and distances are measured in "river miles" along the river's length from its mouth on Lake

Erie.

ams

Ohio and Erie Canal diversion dam

The Brecksville Dam[a] at river mile 20 is the first dam upstream of Lake Erie. It affects fish populations by

restricting their passage.[18] The EPA is currently attempting to shut down and remove the dam.[19]

Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam

The largest dam is the Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam, also known as the FirstEnergy Dam, on the border betwee

Cuyahoga Falls and Akron. This 57-foot dam has for over 90 years submerged the falls for which the City of 

Cuyahoga Falls was named; more to the point of water quality, it has created a large stagnant pool with low

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FirstEnergy Dam

dissolved oxygen.[20]

The FirstEnergy Dam was built by the Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co. in 1912 to serve the dual functions o

generating hydropower for its local streetcar system and providing

cooling-water storage for a coal-burning power plant; however, the

hydropower operation was discontinued in 1958, and the coal-

 burning plant was decommissioned in 1991.[21] Some environmental

groups (including American Rivers

(http://www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer) and Friends of the

Crooked River) and recreational groups (including the Cleveland-

 based Keel-haulers Canoe Club (http://www.keelhauler.org) and

American Whitewater (http://www.americanwhitewater.org)) want

the dam removed.[22] Others contend such an effort would be

expensive and complicated, for at least two reasons: first, the

formerly hollow dam was filled in with concrete in the early 1990s,

and second, because of the industrial history of Cuyahoga Falls, the

sediment upstream of the dam is expected to contain hazardous

chemicals, possibly including heavy metals and PCBs. The Ohio EPA estimated removal of the dam would cost$5–10 million, and removal of the contaminated sediments $60 million. [23] The dam is licensed through 2041.

Advanced Hydro Solutions (AHS), a company based in Fairlawn, Ohio, filed a notice of intent to use the dam to

generate hydropower. The company contends hydropower is a cleaner source of power and the emissions saved

 by the plant will be the equivalent of taking 10,000 cars off the road.[23] Citing concerns with erosion, dewatering

of the scenic river reach below the dam, and use that is inconsistent with the Gorge MetroPark's

(http://www.summitmetroparks.org/parks/gorge.shtml) purpose, opponents to this plan include, in addition to

environmental and recreational groups, some governmental agencies, including Metro Parks, Serving Summit

County, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and the Ohio EPA. At public meetings held on July 27, 2005, the

 proposed project, which would generate enough electricity to power 2000 homes, encountered substantialopposition. On May 25, 2007, AHS suffered a setback in its effort to develop the site. The United States Court o

Appeals for the sixth circuit denied its application to conduct tests at the site, refusing to overturn a lower court's

ruling that the MetroParks had the right to deny AHS access to conduct the tests.[24] In a letter dated June 14,

2007, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) terminated AHS's application for the Integrated

Licensing Permit without prejudice, citing the company's failure to adhere to strict timelines. FERC will allow AHS

to refile if it can conduct the required studies and move forward with the project. [25][26] The final decision from the

FERC on the project is due in July 2009.[23] On June 12, 2009, AHS dropped its permit and terminated the

 project.[27]

Dams in Cuyahoga Falls

Two dams in Cuyahoga Falls, the Sheraton and LeFever Dams, were scheduled for demolition in late 2012.[28]

This is the result of an agreement between the City of Cuyahoga Falls, which owns the dams, and the Northeast

Ohio Regional Sewer District, which will provide $1 million of funding to remove the dams. This schedule was

delayed, in part because of complications with the bidding process, and because of requirements from the Army

Corps of Engineers. On December 12, 2012, the ACOE issued a permit, allowing the demolition to proceed. [29]

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As part of the project, a water trail will be developed.[30] As of early June, 2013, dam removal is scheduled to

 begin in June and end in July, 2013.[31] This will bring about a mile of the river back to its natural state, remove 35

feet of structures, and expose an equivalent quantity of whitewater for recreation.

Munroe Falls Dam

Two other dams, in Kent and in Munroe Falls, though smaller, have had an even greater impact on water quality

due to the lower gradient in their respective reaches. For this reason, the Ohio EPA required the communities tomitigate the effects of the dams.

The Munroe Falls Dam was modified in 2005.[32] Work on this project uncovered a natural waterfall.[33] Given th

new knowledge about the riverbed, some interested parties, including Summit County, campaigned for complete

removal of the dam. The revised plan, initially denied on September 20, 2005, was approved by the Munroe Falls

City Council on a week later. The 11.5 foot sandstone dam has since been removed, and in its place now is a

natural ledge which is 4.5 foot drop at its greatest point. [34][35]

Kent Dam

The Kent Dam was bypassed in 2004.[36]

Lists

Variant names

According to the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System, the Cuyahoga River ha

also been known as:[1]

Cajahage River 

Cayagaga River 

Cayahoga River 

Cayhahoga River 

Cayohoga River 

Cujahaga River 

Cuyohaga River 

Gichawaga Creek 

Goyahague River Gwahago River 

River de Saguin

Rivière Blanche

Rivière à Seguin

Saguin River 

Yashahia

Cayahaga River 

Cayanhoga River 

Cayhoga River 

Coyahoga River 

Cuahoga River 

Guyahoga River Gwahoga River 

Kiahagoh River 

White River [37]

Dams

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Dams on the Cuyahoga River

RM[b][38] Coordinates Elevation Locality County Description

20.71

[39]

41°19′15″N

81°35′15″W[40]

Ohio and Erie Canal diversion dam, built

1825–1827

upstream from SR 82 Chippewa

Road-West Aurora Road bridge,

downstream from Station Road-Bridle

Trail bridge

45.8[39]

41°07′23″N

81°29′50″W[41]

840 feet

(260 m)[41] Summit

Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam, built in

1912,

upstream from SR 8 North Main

Street-State Road bridge,

downstream from SR 59 Front Street

 bridge

49.9[39][42]

41°08′14″N

81°28′53″W[43]

1,007 feet

(307 m)[43]Cuyahoga

FallsSummit

Cuyahoga Falls Low Head Dam,

upstream from Portage Trail bridge,

downstream from SR 8/SR 59

 bridge

54.8[42]

41°9′12″N

81°21′35″W[44] Kent Portage

Kent dam,

upstream from SR 59/SR 43

Haymaker Parkway bridge,

immediately downstream from West Main

Street bridge

57.97[4]

41°10′58″N

81°19′51″W[45]

1,063 feet

(324 m)[45]Franklin

TownshipPortage

Lake Rockwell Dam,

upstream from Ravenna Road bridge,

downstream from SR 14 Cleveland-

East Liverpool Road bridge

Tributaries

Generally, rivers are larger than creeks, which are larger than brooks, which are larger than runs. Runs may be dry

except during or after a rain, at which point they can flash flood and be torrential.

Default is standard order from mouth to upstream:[c]

Tributaries on the Cuyahoga River

RM[b][38] Coordinates Elevation Tributary Municipality County Description

41°29′32″N

81°42′53″W[46]

577 feet

(176 m)[46]

Old River 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cleveland Cuyahoganear Division

Avenue/River Road

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4.46[39]

41°28′52″N

81°40′36″W[47]

581 feet

(177 m)[47]

Kingsbury

Run

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoga

near Independence

Road and

Rockefeller Avenue

5.05[39]

41°28′10″N

81°40′10″W[48]

581 feet

(177 m)[48]

Morgan Run

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoga

near Independence

Road and Pershing

Avenue

5.29–5.4[39]

41°27′50″N

81°40′45″W[49]

577 feet

(176 m)[49]

Burk Branch

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoga near CW steel mill

7.2[39]

41°26′45″N

81°41′9″W[50]

577 feet

(176 m)[50]

Big Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoga

near Jennings Road

Harvard Avenue

and Valley Road

10.84–11.4

[39]

41°25′00″N

81°38′47″W[51]

591 feet

(180 m)[51]

West Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoga

near SR-17

Granger Road,

Valley Belt Road,and I-77

11.4[39]

41°24′57″N

81°38′22″W[52]

587 feet

(179 m)[52]

Mill Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoganear Canal Road

and Warner Road

16.36[39]

41°21′54″N

81°36′35″W[53]

610 feet

(190 m)[53]

Tinkers

Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoga,

Summit

and

Portage

near Canal Road

and Tinkers Creek 

Road

18.08 0 feet (0 m)from Willow

Lake

20.88[39]

41°19′7″N

81°35′13″W[54]

627 feet

(191 m)[54]

Chippewa

Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Cuyahoga

and

Summit

near Chippewa

Creek Drive and

Riverview Road

24.16[39]

41°17′10″N

81°33′50″W[55]

636 feet

(194 m)[55]

Brandywine

Creek 

(CuyahogaRiver)

Summit near Highland Road

25.72[39]

41°16′25″N

81°33′51″W[56]

646 feet

(197 m)[56] Stanford Run Summit near Stanford Road

41°15′42″N

81°33′29″W[57]

650 feet

(200 m)[57]

Grannys Run

(Cuyahoga

River)

Summit

near Boston Mills

Road and Riverview

Road

28.79 41°14′35″N 689 feetnear SR-303 Main

Street/West

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[39] 81°33′13″W[58] (210 m)[58] Slipper Run Summit Streetsboro Road

and Riverview Roa

28.98[39]

41°14′34″N

81°32′59″W[59]

676 feet

(206 m)[59]

Boston Run

(Cuyahoga

River)

Summit

near East Mill Stree

and West Mill

Street

29.24[39]

Peninsula

Creek  Summit

29.82[39]

41°13′58″N

81°32′57″W[60]

689 feet

(210 m)[60] Haskell Run Summitnear Akron-

Peninsula Road

30.26[39]

41°13′42″N

81°32′59″W[61]

692 feet

(211 m)[61]

Salt Run

(Cuyahoga

River)

Summit

near Akron-

Peninsula Road and

Truxell Road

30.66

[39]

41°13′34″N

81°33′6″W[62]

699 feet

(213 m)[62]

Dickerson

Run

(CuyahogaRiver)

Summit near  

31.47[39]

41°13′3″N

81°33′35″W[63]

699 feet

(213 m)[63] Langes Run Summit

32.3[39]

41°12′30″N

81°33′46″W[64]

709 feet

(216 m)[64]

Robinson

Run

(Cuyahoga

River)

Summit

33.08[39][65]

41°12′10″N81°34′11″W[66]

709 feet(216 m)[66]

Furnace Run(Cuyahoga

River)

Summitand

Cuyahoga

37.16[39]

41°9′47″N

81°34′25″W[67]

728 feet

(222 m)[67]

Yellow

Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Summit

and

Medina

37.26[39]

41°9′42″N

81°34′25″W[68]

728 feet

(222 m)[68]

Woodward

Creek 

(CuyahogaRiver)

Summit

39.12[39]

41°8′24″N

81°33′37″W[69]

738 feet

(225 m)[69]

Sand Run

(Cuyahoga

River)

Summit

39.78[39]

41°8′17″N

81°33′5″W[70]

738 feet

(225 m)[70]

Mud Brook 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Summit

42.27 41°7′9″N 758 feet Little

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[39] 81°31′45″W[71] (231 m)[71] Cuyahoga

River 

Summit

52.1[42]

41°8′26″N

81°23′56″W[72]

1,004 feet

(306 m)[72]

Fish Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Stow

Summit

and

Portage

near North River 

Road between

Marsh Road and

Verner Road

53.7[42]

41°8′32″N

81°22′24″W[73]1,010 feet

(310 m)[73]Plum Creek (Cuyahoga

River)

Kent Portagenear Cherry Streetand Mogadore

Road

56.8[42]

41°10′13″N

81°20′17″W[74]

1,027 feet

(313 m)[74]

Breakneck 

Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Kent/Franklin

Township

 border 

Portage

near River Bend

Boulevard and

Beechwold Drive

57.6[42]-57.97[4]

Twin Lakes

Outlet

59.95[4]

41°11′19″N

81°16′40″W[75]

1,070 feet

(330 m)[75]

Eckert Ditch

(Cuyahoga

River)

Portage

63.45[4]

41°14′9″N

81°18′46″W[76]

1,109 feet

(338 m)[76] Yoder Ditch Portage

65.19[4]

Bollingbrook,

Portage

66.33[4] 41°14′31″N81°15′36″W[77] 1,096 feet

(334 m)[77]

Harper Ditch

(CuyahogaRiver)

Portage

76.64[4]

41°16′55″N

81°8′31″W[78]

1,010 feet

(310 m)[78]

Black Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Portage

near SR-700

Welshfield Limavill

Road between SR-

254 Pioneer Trail

and CR-224

Hankee Road

79.15[4]

41°22′35″N

81°9′4″W[79]

1,093 feet

(333 m)[79]

Sawyer 

Brook 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Geauganear Main MarketRoad US-422 and

Claridon Troy Roa

83.29[4]

41°22′30″N

81°12′13″W[80]

1,122 feet

(342 m)[80]

Bridge Creek 

(Cuyahoga

River)

Geauga

84.9[4]

41°26′25″N

81°9′6″W[3]

1,093 feet

(333 m)[3]

West Branch

Cuyahoga

River 

Geauga

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84.9[4]

41°26′25″N

81°9′5″W[2]

1,093 feet

(333 m)[2]

East Branch

Cuyahoga

River 

Geauga

and

Lake

See also

List of crossings of the Cuyahoga River List of Ohio rivers

Notes

a. ^ The Ohio and Erie Canal diversion dam is located under the Ohio State Route 82 bridge over the Cuyahoga Rive

valley.

 b. ^ a b RM stands for "river mile" and refers to the method used by federal and state government agencies to identif

locations along a water body. Mileage is defined as the lineal distance from the downstream terminus (i.e. mouth)

and moving in an upstream direction.

c. ^ In terms of "importance":Little Cuyahoga River and West Branch Cuyahoga River articles,

followed by the other creeks going from mouth to upstream.

Remember to ensure disambiguity of a name (i.e. search GNIS) before creating a new article. There are Wikipedi

articles for Brandywine Creek (Cuyahoga River) and Tinkers Creek (Cuyahoga River). NOTE: GNIS and County

reference links for Tributary articles to be written.

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48. ^ a b "Morgan Run" (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1066843). Geographic

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49. ^ a b "Burk Branch" (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1066620). Geographic

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74. ^ a b "Breakneck Creek (Cuyahoga River)" (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?

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77. ^ a b "Harper Ditch (Cuyahoga River)" (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?

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78. ^ a b "Black Creek" (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1066585). Geographic

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79. ^ a b "Sawyer Brook" (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1045985). Geographic

 Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved May 3, 2009.

80. ^ a b "Bridge Creek" (http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1038301). Geographic

 Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved May 3, 2009.

General references

"Lower Cuyahoga River Watershed TMDLs, Appendix D. Aquatic Life Use Attainment Status for Stations Sampl

in the Cuyahoga River Basin July–September, 1999–2000"

(http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/tmdl/Cuyahoga_lower_final_appD.pdf) (PDF). Ohio EPA.Keren, Phil (2004). "Removal could be in dam's future" (http://www.fallsnewspress.com/article.php?

 pathToFile=/archive/05172004/news/&file=_news2.txt&article=1). Cuyahoga Falls News-Press.

Keren, Phil (2005). "Change proposed for Gorge Dam" (http://www.fallsnewspress.com/article.php?

 pathToFile=/archive/07182005/news/&file=_news1.txt&article=1). Cuyahoga Falls News-Press.

Passell, Lauren (2005). "Metro Parks discuss future of Gorge Dam" (http://www.fallsnewspress.com/article.php?

 pathToFile=/archive/07252005/news/&file=_news8.txt&article=1). Cuyahoga Falls News-Press.

Akron Beacon Journal Editorial (2005). All Wet (http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/editorial/12243059.htm).

Retrieved July 29, 2005.

AP / Cleveland Plain Dealer . Dam removal to return Cuyahoga to natural, free-flowing state (http://www.journal

news.com/local/content/gen/ap/OH_Cuyahoga_River_Dams.html). Posted September 29, 2005; retrieved Octobe

6, 2005.Kuehner, John C (March 2, 2006). "Hydroelectric project has upstream battle"

(http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1141292380138340.xml&coll=2). Cleveland

Plain Dealer.

Potter, Mark R (June 3, 2007). "Still no Gorge park access for company"

(http://www.fallsnewspress.com/news/article/2074781). Cuyahoga Falls News-Press.

External links

Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization (http://www.crcpo.org/)Cuyahoga Valley (http://www.cuyahogavalley.net/)

Friends of the Crooked River (http://www.cuyahogariver.net/)

 National Whitewater River Inventory

Lower Cuyahoga Gorge (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1467/) (below the Ohio

Edison Dam)

Upper Cuyahoga Gorge (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/2499/) (Cuyahoga Falls,

above the Dam)

Kent to Munroe Falls (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/4124/)

Ira Rd. to Peninsula (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/3355/)

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Peninsula to Boston Mills (http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/2500/)

Cuyahoga River (http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CR9) and Cuyahoga River Fire

(http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=CRF1) entries from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History

Year of the River (http://www.cleveland.com/river/), The Plain Dealer special section commemorating the

40th anniversary of the 1969 fire

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