Cuyahoga River
The Cuyahoga River (/ˌkaɪ.əˈhɒɡə/ KY-ə-HOG-ə, or /ˌkaɪ.əˈhoʊɡə/ KY-ə-HOH-gə) is a river located in Northeast Ohio that bisects the City of Cleveland and feeds into Lake Erie.
| Cuyahoga River | |
|---|---|
The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland | |
Map of the Cuyahoga River drainage basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Cuyahoga, Summit, Portage, Geauga |
| Cities | Cleveland, Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Kent |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 41°26′26″N 81°09′07″W Confluence of East Branch Cuyahoga River and West Branch Cuyahoga River near Pond Road and Rapids Road, Burton, Geauga County, Ohio |
| • elevation | 1,093 feet (333.1 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Erie at Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
• coordinates | 41°30′13″N 81°42′44″W |
• elevation | 571 feet (174.0 m) |
| Length | 84.9 miles (136.6 km) |
| Basin size | 809 square miles (2,100 km2) |
As Cleveland emerged as a major manufacturing center, the river became heavily affected by industrial pollution, so much so that it caught fire at least 14 times, most famously on June 22, 1969, helping to spur the American environmental movement. Since then, the river has been extensively cleaned up through the efforts of Cleveland's city government and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA). In 2019, the American Rivers conservation association named the Cuyahoga "River of the Year" in honor of "50 years of environmental resurgence".
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