Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

As part of ongoing studies associated with the proposed hydroelectric license, another gage was installed at the Ohio Edison Dam in May 2006. This Advanced Hydro Solutions (AHS) gage will provide flow data on a 30-minute interval.

The below suggested levels were based upon the historic USGS gage data (unless noted otherwise) which includes flow input from the Little Cuyahoga River. The AHS gage readings reflect only what is flowing through this section, should present the most accurate information, and may be lower than the USGS gage; so an ongoing comparison of the data for both gages will be needed.

Class IV at 1200 or above. IV-V at 2500 or so.

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH
usgs-04206000 400 - 3000 cfs IV 09h17m 195 cfs (rc= -0.5 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
400 - 800 cfs barely runnable-perfect runnable III
800 -1200 cfs med runnable-a bit pushy runnable III-IV
1200 -3000 cfs perfect runnable-high runnable IV

Report - Reports of Cuyahoga D. Ohio Edison Dam to Cascade Valley MetroPark and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
Cuyahoga River [OH] Overview below Butterfly n/a David Hill
Cuyahoga [OH] Cuyahoga n/a Kevin Colburn
2y258d16h46m Cuyahoga River [OH] Wood in the Slide! 770 cfs on AHS gage David Hill
2y264d16h46m Cuyahoga River [OH] Watch for wood! 1550 cfs on AHS gage David Hill
3y26d16h46m Cuyahoga River [OH] Wood below State Road bridge 740 cfs on AHS gage David Hill
3y171d16h46m Cuyahoga River [OH] Mama Bear 630 cfs on AHS David Hill
3y184d16h46m Cuyahoga River [OH] Park n Play 970 cfs on AHS David Hill
4y29d16h46m Cuyahoga River [OH] Overview of Butterfly Rapid ~270 cfs David Hill
7y258d16h46m Cuyahoga [OH] Damn that Dam! 470 cfs Matt Muir
7y258d16h46m Cuyahoga [OH] Flipper 475 cfs Matt Muir
7y337d16h46m Cuyahoga [OH] Peck Road Hole 1400 cfs Matt Muir
> 10 years Cuyahoga [OH] Butterfly Bites Back 3000 cfs Matt Muir