Cuyahoga River at Jaite, OH
River level and flood forecast · Cuyahoga County
Normal2.2 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 9.8 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Flow: 191 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (May 13, 2014) | 14.38 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftPortions of Riverview Road inundated west of the river south of Chippewa Creek and north of Boston Mills Road.
- 13 ftPortions of the Towpath Trail north of West Highland Road begin to flood.
- 12 ftVaughn Road flooded near the river with a foot or more of water over the roadway.
- 11 ftVaughn Road near the river begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 14.38 ft — May 13, 2014
- 13.64 ft — April 16, 2018
- 13.54 ft — July 11, 2013
- 13.11 ft — January 13, 2017
- 13.06 ft — June 16, 2019
Recent crests: 12.22 ft (April 2, 2026) · 12.17 ft (June 19, 2025) · 11.55 ft (April 2, 2024) · 11.64 ft (March 4, 2023) · 12.54 ft (March 7, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamCuyahoga River at Old Portage, OH
- DownstreamCuyahoga River at Independence, OH
- Brandywine Creek near Macedonia, OH
- Chippewa Creek (Cuyahoga) near Brecksville, OH
- Indian Creek at Macedonia, OH
- Chippewa Creek (Cuyahoga) at Broadview Heights, OH
- Tinkers Creek above Bedford, OH
- West Creek above Parma, OH
- West Creek above Parma 3SE, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (JAIO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.