Rocky River (Ohio)

Rocky River in Cleveland Metro Park

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The Rocky River is a tributary of Lake Erie on the south bank in the northern U.S. state of Ohio. The Rocky River drains along with his two source rivers 761 km ² in the south predominantly agriculturally used, in the middle and urbanized in the north, which is located in the catchment area of ​​Lake Erie. It is formed by the confluence of the West Branch Rocky River and East Branch Rocky River near the village of North Olmsted in Cuyahoga County, then flows further to the north and flows between the two cities Lakewood and Rocky River in Lake Erie.

The West Branch Rocky River rises in the southern city of Medina in Medina County (41 ° 5 ' 52 "N, 81 ° 51' 26" W41.0978324 - 81.8573587 ) at an altitude of 370 m.

The East Branch Rocky River is formed south of the city of Cleveland, approximately 3 km north of the town of North Royalton in Cuyahoga County ( 41 ° 19 ' 41 "N, 81 ° 43' 29" W41.3281087 - 81.7248519 ) at an altitude of 375 m.

In the Cleveland Metroparks, the river bed of the Rocky River and its tributary rivers is characterized by V-shaped eroded shale rocks, thickly wooded with willows, sycamores and poplars.

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