Ohio Nowcast.
Welcome to the Ohio Nowcast for the Cuyahoga River

The Cuyahoga River at Jaite (Brecksville, Oh) is in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Real-time streamflow and turbidity are available through NWIS Web for this location.

This is a test of the nowcast for the Cuyahoga River. The nowcast issues advisories and predicts the concentrations of E. coli once a day at the posted time only. The predicted concentrations are for a specific site along the river and are for information only. Storms are likely to result in a quick change in water quality. Please be aware that there are no formal boat/canoe put-in locations at this river site.

Please use caution when contacting Cuyahoga River water. The river receives discharges of storm water, combined-sewer overflows, and incompletely disinfected wastewater from urban areas upstream of the park. These discharges result in a threat to the health of visitors who come into contact with river water during recreational use (e.g., wading or canoeing). Because park managers are concerned about the threat posed to human health by sewage and pathogen contamination, the park discourages any canoeing, swimming, or wading in the river.

For futher information, contact Meg Plona, National Park Service (meg_plona@nps.gov).

Site
Date / time
Turbidity (NTU)
Water temperature (degrees C)
Predicted E. coli (CFU/100ml)
Predicted water quality
Cuyahoga
5/25/2013   8:55:17 AM

6.10

13.00

122.5
Good
 
Site
Date
Concentration (CFU / 100 mL)
Cuyahoga
5/25/2013
Cuyahoga
5/24/2013
330
Cuyahoga
5/23/2013
253
 

RP: Results pending
NS: No sample collected on this date.

View seasonal data on E. coli concentrations and water quality.

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Donna Francy, USGS Ohio Water Science Center, 6480 Doubletree Avenue, Columbus, OH 43229; Phone: (614) 430-7769