Cuyahoga HUC8 04110002
A 2,102 km² sub-basin of the Great Lakes region in OH. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
77
Healthy
Drought index
25
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
25%
of 12 reporting
Median flow
68%
p30 of record
Water assets
773
7 springs · 350 wells
USGS gauges (19)
- Brandywine Creek near Macedonia OH042064162 cfsp17 · below normal
- Cuyahoga River at Jaite OH04206425225 cfsp19 · below normal
- West Creek at Brooklyn Heights OH4124530813955003 cfsp21 · below normal
- Mill Creek at Garfield Pkwy at Garfield Heights OH042083474 cfsp25 · normal
- Tinkers Creek at Bedford OH0420720032 cfsp26 · normal
- Indian Creek near Macedonia OH042064131 cfsp27 · normal
- Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids OH0420200072 cfsp32 · normal
- East Branch Big Creek at Brooklyn OH4126240814507007 cfsp35 · normal
- Big Creek at Cleveland OH0420850215 cfsp40 · normal
- Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH04206000125 cfsp40 · normal
- Mill Creek at Garfield Hts OH042084609 cfsp49 · normal
- Cuyahoga River at Independence OH04208000309 cfsp55 · normal
- Abram Creek at Kolthoff Drive at Brook Park OH04201526no readingno long-term record
- Chippewa Creek at Broadview Heights OH04206439no readingno long-term record
- Chippewa Ck in Chippewa Met Pk near Brecksville OH04206448no readingno long-term record
- East Br Big Creek at Brookpark Rd nr Parma OH0420850174 cfsno long-term record
- Cuyahoga R at Lower Harvard Brdg in Cleveland OH04208503379 cfsno long-term record
- West Creek at Pleasant Valley Road near Parma OH412141081412100no readingno long-term record
- West Creek at Ridgewood Road at Parma OH412325081415500no readingno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 25 | 0 | 3/12 | p30 |
| 2026-10-20 | 25 | 0 | 2/12 | p34 |
| 2026-10-19 | 25 | 0 | 0/12 | p46 |
| 2026-10-18 | 25 | 0 | 0/12 | p64 |
| 2026-10-17 | 25 | 0 | 0/12 | p90 |
| 2026-10-16 | 25 | 0 | 5/12 | p31 |
| 2026-10-15 | 25 | 0 | 1/12 | p50 |
| 2026-10-14 | 25 | 0 | 3/12 | p36 |
| 2026-10-13 | 25 | 0 | 3/12 | p40 |
| 2026-10-12 | 25 | 0 | 3/12 | p53 |
| 2026-10-11 | 25 | 0 | 3/12 | p51 |
| 2026-10-10 | 25 | 0 | 3/12 | p41 |
| 2026-10-09 | 25 | 0 | 4/12 | p38 |
| 2026-10-08 | 0 | 0 | 2/12 | p36 |
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