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Grand River Canoe Livery

East Branch Chagrin River near Rock Creek, OH

Stream16.4 mi
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2 mi

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

About this river

East Branch Chagrin River is a 16.4 mile stream near Grand River Canoe Livery in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chagrin River at Willoughby OH (site 04209000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1925 to 2026

East Branch Chagrin River typically runs highest in March, at a median 450 cfs, and lowest in September, at 58 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,300 cfs, in 1948.

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Typical flow by month at Chagrin River at Willoughby OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January249150 to 473
February274156 to 604
March450271 to 800
April338198 to 601
May204130 to 376
June10265 to 197
July7646 to 140
August5937 to 110
September5835 to 116
October8651 to 167
November17096 to 355
December254140 to 459

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 90 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chagrin River at Willoughby OH (site 04209000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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