Cuyahoga River
🏞 National Park🏔 Scenic River
Summit / Cuyahoga Co. · 85 mi · Class I–II
1,490CFS/ 5.29 ft
Optimal
→Stable
Water temp: 55°F
Optimal: 300–1500 CFS · USGS #04208000
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
85 mi
Length
Class I–II
Difficulty
300–1500 cfs
Optimal
820 cfs
Avg Flow
740 cfs
Hist. Median
#04208000
USGS Gauge
Cuyahoga Valley National Park · Ohio Scenic River

The river that caught fire and helped launch the modern environmental movement. The Cuyahoga winds through Cuyahoga Valley National Park — Ohio's only national park — offering gentle Class I–II paddling through forested gorges minutes from Cleveland and Akron.

Trip sections
Peninsula to Brecksville — CVNP core, Class I
Brecksville to Independence — Class I–II, gorge section
Outfitters
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Bike-and-paddle shuttle via scenic train
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Data Quality

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