Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage

Highest listed crest 14.28 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft57 crests since 1924

The Cuyahoga River at Old Portage crested above flood stage 20 times among the 57 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1924 to 2026. The highest, 14.28 ft on July 10, 2013, was moderate flooding, 3.78 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Cuyahoga River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.28 ft
July 10, 2013; 6,370 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
20 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 2026
10.92 ft, minor flooding
Location
Summit County
Near Cuyahoga Falls (3.3 mi), Akron (4.0 mi), Stow (6.4 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Cuyahoga River at Old Portage
Action stage9.036Mar 7, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.516Apr 1, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.04Jul 10, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

57 crests from 1924 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, 1924 to 2026 81012141618ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jun 28, 1924: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1927: 9.40 ft, action stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1929: 10.10 ft, action stage; 3,820 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1930: 9.40 ft, action stage; 3,280 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1933: 9.40 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1942: 9.45 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1945: 9.36 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1952: 10.42 ft, action stage; 4,540 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1955: 10.39 ft, action stage; 4,540 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1957: 9.83 ft, action stage; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1959: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1960: 9.05 ft, action stage; 3,390 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1963: 9.52 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 10.36 ft, action stage; 4,540 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1974: 10.62 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 9.40 ft, action stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1976: 12.28 ft, minor flooding; 5,460 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1977: 9.36 ft, action stage; 3,760 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1979: 13.29 ft, moderate flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1980: 9.34 ft, action stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 10.21 ft, action stage; 4,080 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1982: 9.21 ft, action stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1985: 9.27 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1986: 9.16 ft, action stage; 3,490 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1988: 9.34 ft, action stage; 3,580 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1989: 9.58 ft, action stage; 3,920 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 1990: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 10.28 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1992: 9.78 ft, action stage; 4,030 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1993: 9.64 ft, action stage; 3,910 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1996: 9.42 ft, action stage; 3,770 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2003: 12.64 ft, minor flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2004: 13.74 ft, moderate flooding; 6,561 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 4,549 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2006: 9.66 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2007: 9.17 ft, action stage; 3,607 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 2007: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,423 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2008: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 9.40 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2011: 11.62 ft, minor flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2011: 13.19 ft, moderate flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2012: 10.27 ft, action stage; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2013: 14.28 ft, moderate flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2014: 12.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2015: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2016: 9.79 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2017: 10.02 ft, action stage; 4,010 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2018: 10.27 ft, action stage; 4,150 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 5,030 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2020: 10.41 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2021: 9.71 ft, action stage; 320 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 10.26 ft, action stage; 4,140 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2022: 10.26 ft, action stage; 4,140 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2023: 8.98 ft, below flood stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 11.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2026: 10.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,506 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.28 ft, Jul 10, 2013 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cuyahoga River at Old Portage 1920s: 1 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 3 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 5 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 2 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 57 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Cuyahoga River at Old Portage
1Jul 10, 201314.28+3.78Moderate6,370
2May 22, 200413.74+3.24Moderate6,561
3Sep 14, 197913.29+2.79Moderate6,230
4Jul 19, 201113.19+2.69Moderate5,380
5May 13, 201412.82+2.32Minor5,500
6Jul 21, 200312.64+2.14Minor5,160
7Jul 11, 197612.28+1.78Minor5,460
8Jun 17, 201911.97+1.47Minor5,030
9Feb 28, 201111.62+1.12Minor4,750
10Jan 21, 195911.54+1.04Minor6,500
11Aug 9, 202411.53+1.03Minor4,810
12Jan 6, 200511.27+0.77Minor4,549
13Sep 7, 199011.07+0.57Minor4,640
14Feb 6, 200811.00+0.50Minor4,420
15Apr 1, 202610.92+0.42Minor4,506
16Jun 28, 192410.80+0.30Minor4,450
17Apr 12, 199410.73+0.23Minor4,550
18Jun 19, 201510.73+0.23Minor4,400
19Apr 2, 197410.62+0.12Minor4,350
20Aug 20, 200710.500.00Minor4,423
21Jan 26, 195210.42−0.08Action4,540
22Sep 7, 202010.41−0.09Action4,220
23Nov 16, 195510.39−0.11Action4,540
24Mar 10, 196410.36−0.14Action4,540
25Dec 30, 199010.28−0.22Action4,300
26Jul 26, 201210.27−0.23Action4,100
27Apr 16, 201810.27−0.23Action4,150
28Feb 18, 202210.26−0.24Action4,140
29Mar 7, 202210.26−0.24Action4,140
30Feb 21, 198110.21−0.29Action4,080
31Apr 5, 192910.10−0.40Action3,820
32Jan 12, 201710.02−0.48Action4,010
33Jul 8, 19579.83−0.67Action4,000
34Jul 24, 20169.79−0.71Action3,870
35Jul 30, 19929.78−0.72Action4,030
36May 9, 20219.71−0.79Action320
37Jun 22, 20069.66−0.84Action3,670
38Jan 4, 19939.64−0.86Action3,910
39Jun 14, 19899.58−0.92Action3,920
40Mar 19, 19639.52−0.98Action3,600
41Dec 31, 19429.45−1.05Action3,480
42May 11, 19969.42−1.08Action3,770
43Dec 16, 19279.40−1.10Action3,430
44Jan 13, 19309.40−1.10Action3,280
45Mar 14, 19339.40−1.10Action3,560
46Feb 24, 19759.40−1.10Action3,800
47Feb 12, 20099.40−1.10Action3,560
48May 18, 19459.36−1.14Action3,480
49Dec 18, 19779.36−1.14Action3,760
50Jul 21, 19809.34−1.16Action3,520

The worst floods along the Cuyahoga River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Cuyahoga River that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 10, 2013: 14.28 ft here, moderate flooding

  • JaiteOH · Jul 11, 2013 · 13.54 ft · Minor

May 22, 2004: 13.74 ft here, moderate flooding

September 14, 1979: 13.29 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Cuyahoga River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Cuyahoga River
Hiram RapidsOH7.08.23 ft, Jan 20, 19290
Old Portage this gaugeOH10.514.28 ft, Jul 10, 20130
JaiteOH12.014.38 ft, May 13, 20140
IndependenceOH17.023.29 ft, Jun 23, 20068

Other gauges in Summit County

Flood gauges in Summit County
Jaite12.014.38 ft, May 13, 20140
Macedonia9.519.53 ft, Jul 21, 20039

Summit County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Ohio

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge OLPO1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.