Chagrin River
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The Chagrin River is located in northeast Ohio. Its name stems from what the local Erie Indians used to call it, the "Sha-ga-rin," or "Clear Water."[citation needed] Another theory attributes the name of the river to a corruption and anglicization of the name of a French trader, Sieur de Saguin.[1] The Chagrin River runs through suburban areas of Greater Cleveland in Cuyahoga, Geauga, and Portage counties, intersects two Cleveland Metroparks reservations, and then meanders into nearby Lake County before emptying into Lake Erie.
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This river was designated as a State Scenic River in 1979. Many of its banks pay tribute to the passing of glaciers through the area during the Ice Age, where sandstone and Chagrin shale bedrock are exposed in layers.
According to the Ohio Department of National Resources, more than 49 species of fish and 90 bird species live in the Chagrin River watershed, including the American Brook Lamprey, which is relatively rare in Ohio.
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The Aurora branch of the Chagrin River is a class III-IV of white water, according to the American Whitewater Association. On the other hand, the Daniel's Park section is rated a class I.
ESPN Outdoors recommends the Chagrin River for fishing, especially for finding steelhead fish. The Daniels Park Dam was their favorite spot.
On December 31, 2004, the Daniels Park Dam, a small lowhead dam, failed due to excess pressure from ice and water.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Chagrin River." The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. July 10, 1997. Accessed February 9, 2007.
- ^ "Dam Breaks", Willoughby News-Herald, January 3, 2005
