Cuyahoga River at Independence

The past week

What floods at each level

• 27 ft

  The river gage is flooded. Historic flooding in the valley.

• 24 ft

  Record flooding expected. Comparable river flows as that of the historic 1913 flood.

• 23.5 ft

  Comparable with the FEMA 0.2 percent flood and exceeding the flood of 2006.

• 22 ft

  Comparable with the FEMA 1 percent flood. Several busineeses and homes along the Cuyahoga River flooded. Industrial and residential properties north of Rockside Road impacted.

• 21 ft

  Property along Canal, Frances, Murray, Rockside, and Cloverleaf Roads in the village of Valley View inundated. Water extends to Commerce Parkway, Wall Street, Exchange Road, and Cloverleaf Parkway.

• 19.5 ft

  Homes and businesses flooded in Valley View. Numerous road closures.

• 19 ft

  Water inundates along Gleeson, Charles, Frances, and Stone Streets in Valley View. Many roads may become impassable. Water is out of banks in Brecksville Reservation and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

• 18.5 ft

  Water backs up on Murray and Fosdick Roads in Valley View. Portions of Exchange Road, Wall Street, and Cloverleaf Road inundated.

• 17 ft

  Tinkers Creek and Mill Creek backup due to high flows on the Cuyahoga River. Canal Road inundated.

• 16 ft

  Floodwaters begin encroaching on Canal Road in the village of Valley View.

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