Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH

Summit County, Ohio · USGS gauge 04206000 · NWS OLPO1 · Cuyahoga River flood status · Ohio river levels

Nearby: river levels near Barberton · river levels near Stow

Is Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH flooding right now?

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage OH measured 3.15 ft on 2026-09-11 01:15:00 UTC. That observation was 7.3 ft below its 10.5 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
3.15 ft
as of 64 min ago
Streamflow
282 cfs
data refreshed 2 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 10.5 ft, with major flooding at 18 ft. The highest crest on record was 14.28 ft on Wed, Jul 10, 2013.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 14 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action9 ft5.8 ft below
Minor flood10.5 ft7.3 ft below
Moderate flood13 ft9.8 ft below
Major flood18 ft14.8 ft below

New to these numbers? What does flood stage mean? · How to read a river gauge · Why is the river rising?

Highest crests on record

StageDate
14.28 ft2013-07-10
13.74 ft2004-05-22
13.29 ft1979-09-14
13.19 ft2011-07-19
12.82 ft2014-05-13

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Cuyahoga River at Cuyahoga St below Cuyahoga Falls OH1.7 miSummit County
Mud Brook at Cuyahoga Falls OH2.3 miSummit County
Yellow Creek at Botzum OH2.7 miSummit County
Cuyahoga River at Gorge Metro Pk at Cuyahoga Falls OH2.7 miSummit County
Cuyahoga River at Cuyahoga Falls OH3.5 miSummit County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast