Friends Of Big Creek Water Quality 2007 Test Data [pdf].
J. Gazda and, A. Penko.

What is a watershed?

A watershed or drainage basin is an area of land that drains precipitation (rain & snowmelt) into a particular body of water—a stream, river, lake or ocean. Water can flow directly or go through smaller tributaries first, so that within each large watershed there are many smaller watersheds. No matter where you live you are in a watershed. Watersheds are influenced by climate, topography, geology, vegetation and land use.

A watershed is not only a drainage area — it's where we live, where we work, where our children go to school and where we play.

SITES FOR MORE INFORMATION

Lower Big Creek Valley Greenway Redevelopment & Restoration Plan: prepared by Floyd Browne Group in association with schmidtcopelandparkerstevens, June 2008. Project partners: Cleveland Metroparks, City of Cleveland, Ohio Canal Corridor, Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation.

The plan presents "a new vision for the Valley Greenway. The creation of this vision incorporates detailed future land use, public access, infrastructure, ecological restoration and environmental regeneration, open space and trail linkages and economic development concepts."

Download report [pdf]. Please note large file size - 79MB. For faster viewing, download specific sections:

Section One: 1. Introduction; 2. Valley Resources; 3. Public Involvement; 4. Trail Route Alternatives; 5. Trail & Greenway Concept (Upland & Valley Trail Descriptions (19MB)
Section Two: 7. Environmental Regeneration Efforts; 8. Suggested Land Use Changes (Camping Site, Adventure Sports Site, Harshaw Chemical Site, Ecological Restoration - Henninger Landfill, Martin Enterprises Aggregates, Brookside Auto Recycling Yard); 8. Priorities & Next Steps; 9. Funding Strategies (34MB)
Appendix A - Development Guidelines (384K)
Appendix B - Master Plan Maps (27MB)
Appendix C - Cost Estimate (230K)
Appendix D - Public Meetings (160K)

EcoCity Cleveland: Smart Growth: Big Creek: An urban tributary on the mend

Cuyahoga County Planning Commission: Cuyahoga Valley Initiative: Waterways

NOACA:

Lower Big Creek Valley Study: Land Use, Environmental and Transportation Conditions in the Lower Big Creek Area of Cleveland, Ohio: An Assessment and Strategy for Future Action
Comprehensive planning effort in the Lower Big Creek Valley area in the City of Cleveland east of Ridge Road and south of the I-71 Corridor to the Cuyahoga River focusing on the valley east of Pearl Road and the upland neighborhoods of Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Center. Includes environmental, land use, transportation, and recreational and economic development elements. Principal author: John Beeker, PhD.

Environmental Documents for Download

Lower Big Creek Valley Study - Phase 1 Report, December 2002 (32.4MB pdf - 228 pages)

State of Big Creek Report, April, 2001 (278K pdf- 26 pages)