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Officials gave an update on the removal of the Gorge Dam in Cuyahoga Falls, announcing the US EPA has cleared $100 million to remove toxic sediment.
The largest dam is the Gorge Metropolitan Park Dam, also known as the FirstEnergy Dam, on the border between Cuyahoga Falls and Akron. This 57-foot (17 m) dam has for over 90 years submerged the falls for which the City of Cuyahoga Falls was named; more to the point of water quality, it has created a large stagnant pool with low dissolved oxygen.
Map of a portion of the canal route in the Cuyahoga Valley. The Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed during the 1820s and early 1830s in Ohio.It connected Akron with the Cuyahoga River near its outlet on Lake Erie in Cleveland, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth.
The removal of the Gorge Dam on the Cuyahoga River is in sight, as toxic sediment is to be taken to a former dump off Peck Road in Akron. Site prep for Gorge Dam sediment disposal may start this month
Cuyahoga Valley National Park is a national park of the United States in Ohio that preserves and reclaims the rural landscape along the Cuyahoga River between Akron and Cleveland in Northeast Ohio. The 32,783-acre (51.2 sq mi; 132.7 km 2 ) park [ 1 ] is administered by the National Park Service , but within its boundaries are areas ...
Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Walters said the city plans to build on economic, development success in coming years as Gorge Dam removal approaches.
Cuyahoga Falls was formed in 1812 [6] near the junction of what was then Northampton, Stow, Tallmadge, and Portage townships. The focus was the series of Cuyahoga River waterfalls that provided power for manufacturing. In 1812, Kelsey and Wilcox built a dam on the Cuyahoga River at a place where a railroad bridge crossed it in 1876.
Cuyahoga Falls' new 6-12 school will be completed by fall 2025, according to officials. ... with construction reaching a relative midpoint on the city school district's new school for grades 6-12. ...