Cuyahoga

Cuyahoga, river, c.80 mi (130 km) long, flowing SW through Cuyahoga Falls, then N to Lake Erie, NE Ohio, forming part of Cleveland harbor. By the late 1960s, the Cuyahoga was one of the most polluted rivers in the United States and a major contributor to the deterioration of Lake Erie. Antipollution measures were implemented, and by the late 1970s the status of the Cuyahoga was much improved. Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area was established in 1974 in the river valley between Akron and Cleveland (see National Parks and Monuments, table).

Cuyahoga may mean:

• Cuyahoga County, Ohio
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
• Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio
• Cuyahoga River
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park
• , a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter that sank in the Chesapeake Bay in 1978 after a collision with a freighter
• "Cuyahoga" is also a song by R.E.M. (band) on their 1986 album Lifes Rich Pageant.