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USGS 04208000 Cuyahoga River at Independence OH

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 41°23'43",   Longitude 81°37'48"   NAD27
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Hydrologic Unit 04110002
Drainage area: 707 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 707 square miles,
Datum of gage: 582.66 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    1988-10-01  2025-10-25  
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1956-10-01  2025-10-24  41012 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-10-01  2025-10-24  34874 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1965-07-01  2024-10-15  32909 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1965-07-01  2024-10-14  31766 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  1973-02-28  2024-10-14  27108 
    Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989-09-30  1993-09-29  1461 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989-09-30  1993-09-29  1461 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-02-16  2021-05-29  8463 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-06-09  2025-08-21  3783 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1950-10-12  2002-09-29  16483 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1950-10-01  2002-09-29  17101 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1981-06-05  2025-07-22 8273 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-10-01  2025-06-30 34759 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1980-10-08  2024-10-14 7544 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1981-06-05  2024-10-13 7431 
    Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989-09-30  1993-09-29 1461 
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989-09-30  1993-09-29 1461 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-02-16  2021-05-29 2821 
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-06-09  2025-07-22 1233 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1950-10-12  2002-09-29 16483 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1950-10-01  2002-09-29 17101 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1981-06  2025-07  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1921-10  2025-06  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1980-10  2024-10  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1981-06  2024-10  
    Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989-09  1993-09  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989-09  1993-09  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011-02  2021-05  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021-06  2025-07  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1950-10  2002-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1950-10  2002-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  1981  2025  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1922  2025  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  1981  2025  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  1981  2025  
    Ammonia plus organic nitrogen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989  1993  
    Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen  1989  1993  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2011  2021  
    Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)  2021  2025  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1951  2002  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1951  2002  
 Peak streamflow 1922-04-15  2024-04-02  96 
 Field measurements 1927-12-02  2025-09-23  271 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1957-01-22  2024-02-06  6169 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2024  19 
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