Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, OH
River level and flood forecast · Portage County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 5.5 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 54 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (January 20, 1929) | 8.23 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftSignificant flooding in Hiram Rapids and Mantua. Evacuations likely with widespread property damage.
- 10 ftHomes along River Beach Road and Spencer Park Drive inundated and roads impassable. Property along Winchell Road inundated.
- 8 ftWidespread flooding of Spencer Park Drive and River Beach Road.
- 7 ftRiver inundates Spencer Park Drive and River Beach Road off of State Route 82 in Mantua.
- 5 ftRiver overtopping the banks in several low lying areas.
Highest crests on record
- 8.23 ft — January 20, 1929
- 8.11 ft — January 23, 1959
- 7.67 ft — February 18, 1976
- 7.26 ft — February 21, 1981
- 7 ft — March 23, 1948
Recent crests: 6.94 ft (February 25, 1985) · 7.26 ft (February 21, 1981) · 7.67 ft (February 18, 1976) · 6.83 ft (March 19, 1963) · 8.11 ft (January 23, 1959)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamCuyahoga River at Old Portage, OH
- Eagle Creek (Trumbull Co) at Phalanx Station, OH
- West Branch Mahoning River above Ravenna, OH
- West Branch Mahoning River below M J Kirwan Dam, OH
- Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, OH
- Unknown Tributary to Chagrin River at Pepper Pike, OH
- Mahoning River below Lake Milton at Pricetown, OH
- Indian Creek at Macedonia, OH
- Brandywine Creek near Macedonia, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HRPO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.