Chagrin River

Chagrin River in the South Chagrin Reservation

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The Chagrin River is a tributary of Lake Erie on the south bank in the northeastern U.S. state of Ohio. The Chagrin River drains together with its tributaries, 692 km ² of which are within the catchment area of ​​Lake Erie. The main stream rises about 6 km north of Bass Lake in the town of Munson Township, Geauga County, flows generally in a northerly direction and empties into Lake Erie after 77 km in the city of East Lake in Lake County.

On his way to the north of the River Charin takes up several tributaries. The most important are the Aurora Branch Chagrin River, which rises in the city of Aurora in Portage County ( 41 ° 19 ' 5 " N, 81 ° 15' 20" W41.3181103 - 81.2556588 ) and near the village of Bentleyville in Cuyahoga County into the main stream discharges (41 ° 25 ' 22 " N, 81 ° 24 ' 42" W41.4228315 - 81.4117803 ) and the East Branch Chagrin River, which rises near Chardon in Geauga County ( 41 ° 35 ' 23 " N, 81 ° 14' 42 " W41.5897708 - 81.2451026 ) and in the town of Willoughby in Lake County in the Chagrin River empties (41 ° 37 '46 " N, 81 ° 23' 57 " W41.6294921 - 81.3992785 ).

A large portion of the Chagrin River in 1979 and 2002 awarded the title State Scenic River. Ohio Department of National Resources According to the there are more than 49 species of fish and 90 species of birds in the catchment area of the river. The river's name comes from the Indian word Sha -ga- rin for clear water.