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Little Cuyahoga River near New Franklin, OH

Stream11.5 mi

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Around Little Cuyahoga River

2 mi

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

About this river

Little Cuyahoga River is an 11.5 mile stream near Portage Lakes Cruises in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH (site 04206000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1922 to 2026

Little Cuyahoga River typically runs highest in March, at a median 733 cfs, and lowest in September, at 129 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,040 cfs, in 1959.

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Typical flow by month at Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January431214 to 791
February468280 to 818
March733473 to 1,160
April600417 to 1,025
May372211 to 668
June230140 to 406
July165106 to 283
August14089 to 232
September12984 to 238
October15197 to 268
November225141 to 444
December375199 to 645

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 101 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH (site 04206000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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