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Cuyahoga River at Independence Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 5.9 ft at 3:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 4:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 4:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 5:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 6:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 7:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 8:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.29 ft at 8:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.19 ft at 9:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5.08 ft at 9:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 5 ft at 10:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.82 ft at 11:00AM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:30AM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.65 ft at 12:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.62 ft at 12:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.58 ft at 1:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.46 ft at 2:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.42 ft at 3:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.39 ft at 3:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.38 ft at 4:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 4:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.32 ft at 5:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.3 ft at 5:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.31 ft at 6:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 6:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.29 ft at 7:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.28 ft at 7:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.25 ft at 8:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.24 ft at 8:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.21 ft at 9:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.19 ft at 9:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.17 ft at 10:00PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.15 ft at 10:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.12 ft at 11:30PM May 10, 2024Observed: 4.08 ft at 12:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.07 ft at 12:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 4 ft at 2:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 4 ft at 2:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.98 ft at 3:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.99 ft at 3:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.96 ft at 4:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.95 ft at 5:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.93 ft at 5:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 6:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 6:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.91 ft at 7:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.88 ft at 7:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 8:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.87 ft at 8:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.85 ft at 9:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.86 ft at 9:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.92 ft at 10:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:00AM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.03 ft at 11:30AM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.11 ft at 12:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.14 ft at 1:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.22 ft at 1:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.34 ft at 2:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.41 ft at 2:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.6 ft at 3:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 5.22 ft at 4:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 5:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 5:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.36 ft at 6:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.5 ft at 6:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.65 ft at 7:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.71 ft at 8:00PM May 11, 2024Highest Observation: 6.72 ft at 8:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.67 ft at 9:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.6 ft at 10:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.53 ft at 10:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:00PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.36 ft at 11:30PM May 11, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 12:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 1:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 2:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 2:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 3:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 3:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 4:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.97 ft at 5:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 5:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 6:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 6:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 7:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 7:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 9:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 9:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 10:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 11:00AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.3 ft at 11:30AM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.28 ft at 12:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.25 ft at 12:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 1:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 2:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.21 ft at 2:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.2 ft at 3:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.18 ft at 3:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 4:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 4:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 5:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.15 ft at 5:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 6:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 7:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.13 ft at 8:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.14 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.12 ft at 9:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 10:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.1 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 11:30PM May 12, 2024Observed: 5.11 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 5.09 ft at 12:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 5.07 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 5.06 ft at 1:30AM May 13, 2024Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 8:00AM May 13, 2024Forecast: 4.5 ft 2:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 4.4 ft 8:00PM May 13, 2024Forecast: 4.4 ft 2:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 4.4 ft 8:00AM May 14, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 2:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 8:00PM May 14, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 2:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 8:00AM May 15, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 2:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 8:00PM May 15, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 2:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 4.3 ft 8:00AM May 16, 2024Forecast: 4.2 ft 2:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 4.2 ft 8:00PM May 16, 2024Forecast: 4.1 ft 2:00AM May 17, 2024Forecast: 4.1 ft 8:00AM May 17, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesINDO1(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:47AM May 13, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:28AM May 12)Latest observed value: 5.06 ft at 1:30 AM EDT 13-May-2024. Flood Stage is 17 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Cuyahoga River at Independence are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 21
Moderate Flood Stage: 18.5
Flood Stage: 17
Action Stage: 14
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 23.29 ft on 06/23/2006
(2) 22.73 ft on 02/28/2011
(3) 22.41 ft on 01/22/1959
(4) 22.06 ft on 09/15/1979
(5) 21.77 ft on 12/30/1990
(6) 21.66 ft on 05/22/2004
(7) 21.62 ft on 03/29/2020
(8) 21.12 ft on 07/22/2003
(9) 20.83 ft on 04/16/2018
(10) 20.71 ft on 09/07/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 18.10 ft on 02/18/2022 (P)
(2) 20.71 ft on 09/07/2020
(3) 21.62 ft on 03/29/2020
(4) 17.73 ft on 06/21/2019
(5) 20.83 ft on 04/16/2018
(6) 18.50 ft on 01/13/2017
(7) 19.51 ft on 06/27/2015
(8) 18.14 ft on 05/13/2014
(9) 18.32 ft on 12/06/2011
(10) 22.73 ft on 02/28/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.18 ft on 06/30/1989

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27 The river gage is flooded. Historic flooding in the valley.
24 Record flooding expected. Comparable river flows as that of the historic 1913 flood.
23.5 Comparable with the FEMA 0.2 percent flood and exceeding the flood of 2006.
22 Comparable with the FEMA 1 percent flood. Several busineeses and homes along the Cuyahoga River flooded. Industrial and residential properties north of Rockside Road impacted.
21 Property along Canal, Frances, Murray, Rockside, and Cloverleaf Roads in the village of Valley View inundated. Water extends to Commerce Parkway, Wall Street, Exchange Road, and Cloverleaf Parkway.
19.5 Homes and businesses flooded in Valley View. Numerous road closures.
19 Water inundates along Gleeson, Charles, Frances, and Stone Streets in Valley View. Many roads may become impassable. Water is out of banks in Brecksville Reservation and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
18.5 Water backs up on Murray and Fosdick Roads in Valley View. Portions of Exchange Road, Wall Street, and Cloverleaf Road inundated.
17 Tinkers Creek and Mill Creek backup due to high flows on the Cuyahoga River. Canal Road inundated.
16 Floodwaters begin encroaching on Canal Road in the village of Valley View.
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Latitude: 41.395278° N, Longitude: 81.629850° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 582.66 599.66 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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