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Station operated in cooperation with the city of Akron.
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04206000 CUYAHOGA RIVER AT OLD PORTAGE, OH
LOCATION.--Lat 41°08'08", long 81°32'50", Summit County, Hydrologic
Unit 04110002, on right bank 230 ft upstream from North Portage
Path bridge at Old Portage, 1.2 mi downstream from Little
Cuyahoga River, and 4 mi northwest of Akron City Hall.
DRAINAGE AREA.--404 mi².
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1921 to December 1935, March 1939 to
current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1307: 1924(M). WSP 1912: Drainage area. WDR
OH-79-2: 1974 (M), 1976 (M).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 740.11 ft above sea
level. Prior to Dec. 21, 1923, nonrecording gage at same site
and datum.
REMARKS.--Natural flow of stream affected by diversions, storage
reservoirs and power plants. At Lake Rockwell, 17.7 mi upstream
from gage, an average of 68 cubic feet per second was diverted
for municipal supply of city of Akron. Sewage from city enters
river 2.9 m downstream from station. Some diversion from the
Tuscarawas River basin drainage into this basin at Portage Lake.
Sediment data collected at this site 1972-1981. Satellite
telemeter at gage.
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