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Cuyahoga County Lowhead Dam
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Summary Data: Cuyahoga County Lowhead Dams        Updated: 4-30-2012
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Status County Waterway Description Long. Lat. Township ODOT
District
HYUN Watershed
138   CUYAHOGA CHAGRIN RIVER DAM--upstream of the S.R. 174 bridge (Old Mill Road) in Gates Mills, portage river left; small rock ledges below dam -81.4 41.52 VILLAGE GATES MILLS 12 04110003 CHAGRIN-ASHTABULA
1032   CUYAHOGA CHAGRIN RIVER DAM--Just Upstream of N. Main Street Bridge, in Chagrin Falls -81.39 41.43 CITY OF CHAGRIN FALL 12 04110003 CHAGRIN-ASHTABULA
1178   CUYAHOGA CHAGRIN RIVER Ivex Lower Dam -81.39 41.44 CITY OF CHAGRIN FALL 12 04110003 CHAGRIN-ASHTABULA
1179   CUYAHOGA CHAGRIN RIVER Ivex Upper Dam -81.38 41.44 CITY OF CHAGRIN FALL 12 04110003 CHAGRIN-ASHTABULA
1266 Removed
2012
Case Study
CUYAHOGA Euclid Creek East Branch The dam is located near the confluence of the East Branch and the Euclid Creek mainstem in the Euclid Creeks Metropark Reservation. Highland Road crosses the East Branch on a high bridge over the dam. -81.52923 41.560316 Euclid
756   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, EAST BRANCH DAM AND FALLS--at Baldwin Lake just above the N. Quarry Lane bridge in Berea, portage river left or right -81.86 41.36   12 04110001 BLACK-ROCKY
757   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, EAST BRANCH DAM--1 or 2 dams at water treatmnet plant, 490 feet downstream of N. Quarry Lane bridge dam and falls in Berea, portage river left; best place to takeout to avoid dam and falls. -81.86 41.36   12 04110001 BLACK-ROCKY
1242   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, EAST BRANCH DAM--2nd dam at water treatment plant about 500 feet downstream of first dam and just upstream of East Bridge Street bridge, in Berea. -81.85 41.36 MIDDLEBURG
1243   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, EAST BRANCH DAM--downstream of East Bridge Street bridge just after foot bridge and before West Center Street bridge, in Berea. -81.853547 41.367393 MIDDLEBURG
1244   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, EAST BRANCH DAM--300 feet downstream of West Center Street bridge, in Berea.

NOTE: Series of large falls just downstream of  trio of rail road bridges.
-81.854166 41.368926 MIDDLEBURG
761   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, EAST BRANCH DAM--with two stairsteps on it about 1/3 mile downstream of Spafford Road bridge, east of North Olmstead; bad portage, must portage further upstream river left -81.88 41.4   12 04110001 BLACK-ROCKY
1245   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, MAIN BRANCH DAM--Downstream of the confluance at Ceader Point Rd bridge and just downstream of Metro Park Valley Pkwy bridge. Bridle Trail, a nearly grade level concrete road crosses the stream in three teirs here. Very dangerous in high water. -81.881919 41.407615 OLMSTEAD
767   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, MAIN BRANCH DAM--about 1-1/2 miles downstream of Lorain Road bridge and just upstream of Valley Pkwy bridge, portage river right -81.82 41.46   12 04110001 BLACK-ROCKY
768   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, MAIN BRANCH DAM--above Rockcliff Spring Access about 1-1/2 miles off Park Drive, portage river right, access river right -81.82 41.47   12 04110001 BLACK-ROCKY
769   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, MAIN BRANCH DAM--grade level concrete crossing off Park Drive just south of the I-90 bridge south of Rocky River, portage river right or left at Rockcliff Spring Access Point (river right access) -81.83 41.47   12 04110001 BLACK-ROCKY
775   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, WEST BRANCH DAM--200 yards below Bagley Road bridge in Olmsted Falls, portage river right before Bagley Road bridge, portage area flooded at high water and is dangerous -81.9 41.38 OLMSTED 12 04110001 BLACK-ROCKY
1246   CUYAHOGA ROCKY RIVER, WEST BRANCH  DAM AND FALLS-- just upstream of Water Street bridge in Olmsted Falls. -81.898557 41.377684 OLMSTED

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