Learning Tools & Videos

WVP on YouTube

The Watershed Book | Cuyahoga River Community Planning Organization

NEORSD Watershed Resources

Greenprint Training | Cuyahoga County Planning Commission

Streamflow Data

Cuyahoga River Comeback Story | Video

Why Wetlands are Wonderful Video | Ohio Division of Natural Areas and Preserves Scenic Rover Program

A Second Life for Trees in Lakes: As Useful in Water as They Were on Land 

i-Tree | Tools for Assessing and Managing Forests & Community Trees

Streamside Stewardship | Guide for Property Owners

• Property Owner Guide

• Stormwater Myths and Facts

• Live Stake Planting Fact Sheet

Lake Erie Facts

• Lake Erie has three basins: the western basin includes the islands area; the central basin extends from the islands to about Erie, Pennsylvania, and Long Point, Canada; and the eastern basin extends from Erie, Pennsylvania to the east end of the lake.

• Ohio’s portion of the Lake Erie shore is about 316 miles long and the depth of Ohio’s waters ranges from about 24 feet to about 60 feet.

• The maximum depth is 210 feet (64 m) and occurs in the eastern basin. Average depths in the basins are: western, 24 feet (7.3 m); central, 60 feet (18.3 m); and eastern, 80 feet (24.4 m).

• The water surface area is 9,910 square miles (25,667 sq. km), and the volume is 116 cubic miles (483 cu. km).

• Approximately 22,720 square miles (58,845 sq. km) of land drain directly into Lake Erie; however, if the drainage areas of the upper Great Lakes (Superior, Michigan, and Huron) are included, the total drainage area of Lake Erie is 263,650 square miles (682,850 sq. km).

• Water flow from the Detroit River makes up 80 to 90 percent of the flow into the lake.

• The lake and its shoreline also are a major source of many minerals:

• The largest sandstone quarry in the world is located in Amherst (Lorain County).

• Salt mines in Cuyahoga and Lake Counties extend out under Lake Erie. 

• Sand, gypsum and limestone used for construction purposes are found in abundance.

• Large reserves of natural gas—over 3 trillion cubic feet—are located under Lake Erie.

• More consumable fish are in Lake Erie than all other Great Lakes combined.

Sources: ODNR Lake Erie Geologic Survey

Lake Erie is a dynamic body of water and conditions can change quickly, especially after storm events. Learn more with info provided by ODNR here.

Are you curious about water quality around the Lake Erie Basin? 

A new online platform to visualize water quality monitoring data from eight watershed groups within the Lake Erie Basin has been developed by the Cleveland Water Alliance and the Chesapeake Commons. You can view side-by-side comparisons of water quality monitoring parameters to obtain a more holistic idea of concern areas. 

Please check out the interactive map below, to learn more about historic and current water quality data.