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Cuyahoga River near Cuyahoga Falls, OH

River62.1 mi
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Around Cuyahoga River

Cuyahoga Valley National Park5.2 miBoston Mill Visitor Center5.2 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Cuyahoga River is a 62.1 mile river near Burning River Adventures in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids OH (site 04202000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2026

Cuyahoga River typically runs highest in March, at a median 338 cfs, and lowest in September, at 83 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,250 cfs, in 1976.

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Typical flow by month at Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January210113 to 391
February228129 to 401
March338221 to 576
April294177 to 443
May14483 to 284
June9161 to 150
July8860 to 130
August8460 to 122
September8357 to 132
October9457 to 138
November13576 to 231
December215120 to 367

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 65 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids OH (site 04202000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Cuyahoga River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Lake HodgsonPublic
  • La Due Reservoir - Boat HousePublic
  • Punderson State ParkPublic

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