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Stormwater · Lorain County

The drainage inventory, with its limits intact.

Countywide drainage-way coverage and public ditch projects from the district's official DocumentCenter and ArcGIS services.

Drainage features

13,809

Valid 4326 line features after the single reviewed duplicate collapse.

Ditch projects

115

Public project lines in the accepted GIS snapshot.

Document catalog

140

Official catalog rows inventoried; titles and per-document metadata are not published.

Allowlisted map

Reviewed ditch-project geometry.

Only a stable redacted project label, type, completion year, and line geometry cross the public boundary.

Reviewed county ditch projects The 115 public ditch-project lines in the accepted county stormwater GIS snapshot, drawn over municipal boundaries for orientation. Map with 2 layers: reference geography (county outline, 22 municipal boundaries, shoreline), 115 lines. County ditch project 00e140bcc1 · Community Grant · 2025 County ditch project 015f02cc34 · Community Grant · 2019 County ditch project 01d4798ebe · Other · — County ditch project 03229f547c · Community Grant · 2024 County ditch project 038e78dd2c · Other · 1998 County ditch project 06a5f11d4d · Community Grant · — County ditch project 1289612dea · Other · — County ditch project 1864e309b8 · Other · — County ditch project 1ae2b3db48 · Other · — County ditch project 1b364f580b · Community Grant · 2024 County ditch project 1baa63947f · Community Grant · — County ditch project 1e727881ac · Other · — County ditch project 1eea7ef7de · Other · — County ditch project 22a3801caa · Community Grant · 2025 County ditch project 268c6addf0 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 28d980010d · Private with I&M · 2019 County ditch project 296607f910 · Other · — County ditch project 29666f901e · Community Grant · — County ditch project 2c2cf87eb1 · Community Grant · 2015 County ditch project 2ebc0f72bc · Community Grant · — County ditch project 30b74868f0 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 30d498a656 · Other · — County ditch project 32b98f844d · Private with I&M · 2020 County ditch project 34160ec26d · Community Grant · 2014 County ditch project 35660e20bf · Community Grant · — County ditch project 36150d6f43 · Community Grant · 2024 County ditch project 3a6586f73f · Private with I&M · — County ditch project 3b585e3610 · Other · — County ditch project 3ba7ff2a3e · Private with I&M · 2025 County ditch project 3c1eafeb13 · Other · — County ditch project 3c97891318 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 45357d5ff7 · Other · — County ditch project 45c4359f9a · Community Grant · — County ditch project 47964a95f9 · Other · — County ditch project 4828de1ef5 · Other · — County ditch project 490aff5f10 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 4d0acb354f · Other · — County ditch project 4e0502a294 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 4e2524f4b7 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 5071672664 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 526dc876be · Other · — County ditch project 5594d88fe0 · Community Grant · 2020 County ditch project 566b7e0eea · Community Grant · 2018 County ditch project 571541e50c · Other · — County ditch project 5aae311e41 · Private with I&M · 2020 County ditch project 5b3997f932 · Other · — County ditch project 5e9dc68d4f · Community Grant · 2025 County ditch project 5f3d55bbf4 · Other · 2026 County ditch project 6c480f661b · Community Grant · — County ditch project 6c7cb9bd8d · Community Grant · — County ditch project 6f9c29c77b · Community Grant · — County ditch project 72fd8c0f4b · Other · — County ditch project 74df854f36 · Other · — County ditch project 760d5f6c8d · Other · — County ditch project 7be47cb210 · Other · — County ditch project 7ddab92186 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 7e77211166 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 8755d63bf5 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 8ce69e87d0 · Other · — County ditch project 8e7af337af · Other · — County ditch project 8e898b2d35 · Community Grant · 2013 County ditch project 8f96dcfe41 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 902a4c4d6d · Private with I&M · — County ditch project 926d2a0e89 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 92df0558b5 · Private with I&M · — County ditch project 99272da24f · Other · — County ditch project 9a49d37645 · Community Grant · — County ditch project 9ce49fcf27 · Community Grant · 2025 County ditch project 9d003c516c · Community Grant · — County ditch project 9e08411ade · Private with I&M · 2019 County ditch project 9e5a76ef08 · Private with I&M · 2021 County ditch project 9f6a94646f · Community Grant · — County ditch project a16fc68844 · Community Grant · — County ditch project a1804e0b35 · Community Grant · 2025 County ditch project a180c577c9 · Community Grant · — County ditch project a40cdae68c · Other · — County ditch project a48ea56323 · Private with I&M · 2019 County ditch project a6b4a5e0d9 · Community Grant · — County ditch project ae6a0d2747 · Community Grant · — County ditch project b001ccd99b · Community Grant · 2023 County ditch project b12e20487c · Community Grant · 2020 County ditch project b3a840cf13 · Community Grant · — County ditch project ba1e70514d · Other · — County ditch project bb180198eb · Community Grant · — County ditch project bc2130f912 · Community Grant · — County ditch project be8cab714d · Private with I&M · — County ditch project c3cdd85eeb · Community Grant · — County ditch project c6545e34cf · Other · — County ditch project c955595029 · Other · — County ditch project cd27f50ce3 · Community Grant · — County ditch project d13d1bd7ab · Community Grant · — County ditch project d23d6c7a06 · Community Grant · — County ditch project d4327cd1d1 · Community Grant · — County ditch project d525cde670 · Other · — County ditch project d573b18e5a · Private with I&M · 2021 County ditch project d624729edb · Other · — County ditch project d6b131860e · Other · — County ditch project d8f69626e7 · Community Grant · — County ditch project d9d357229c · Community Grant · 2023 County ditch project da9b2d76a2 · Private with I&M · 2020 County ditch project db123279da · Community Grant · 2025 County ditch project dc6068f2bb · Other · — County ditch project ddd21746fc · Private with I&M · 2019 County ditch project e29eb8b2ba · Community Grant · — County ditch project e9a70187a7 · Other · — County ditch project ea820d6cf0 · Other · — County ditch project ed47a29005 · Community Grant · — County ditch project f3972706b5 · Other · — County ditch project f3faf26d8a · Community Grant · — County ditch project f49965798a · Community Grant · — County ditch project f5cf90b9a5 · Community Grant · — County ditch project f621a72e7d · Community Grant · — County ditch project fa0244772e · Private with I&M · 2023 County ditch project fdc6bb44c5 · Other · — County ditch project fffd7c5aa2 · Community Grant · — 20000 m N
The 115 public ditch-project lines in the accepted county stormwater GIS snapshot, drawn over municipal boundaries for orientation. GIS snapshot accepted 2026-09-16 Receipts: Lorain County Stormwater GIS, Coverage receipt Sources: County outline: Esri Living Atlas; Municipal boundaries: Ohio OGRIP / GEOhio Method: Each project is drawn where the county GIS places it, with its line simplified to about 10 m for display; only a redacted label, type, and completion year accompany each line.
Data table
ProjectTypeCompleted
County ditch project 00e140bcc1Community Grant2025
County ditch project 015f02cc34Community Grant2019
County ditch project 01d4798ebeOther—
County ditch project 03229f547cCommunity Grant2024
County ditch project 038e78dd2cOther1998
County ditch project 06a5f11d4dCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 1289612deaOther—
County ditch project 1864e309b8Other—
County ditch project 1ae2b3db48Other—
County ditch project 1b364f580bCommunity Grant2024
County ditch project 1baa63947fCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 1e727881acOther—
County ditch project 1eea7ef7deOther—
County ditch project 22a3801caaCommunity Grant2025
County ditch project 268c6addf0Community Grant—
County ditch project 28d980010dPrivate with I&M2019
County ditch project 296607f910Other—
County ditch project 29666f901eCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 2c2cf87eb1Community Grant2015
County ditch project 2ebc0f72bcCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 30b74868f0Community Grant—
County ditch project 30d498a656Other—
County ditch project 32b98f844dPrivate with I&M2020
County ditch project 34160ec26dCommunity Grant2014
County ditch project 35660e20bfCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 36150d6f43Community Grant2024
County ditch project 3a6586f73fPrivate with I&M—
County ditch project 3b585e3610Other—
County ditch project 3ba7ff2a3ePrivate with I&M2025
County ditch project 3c1eafeb13Other—
County ditch project 3c97891318Community Grant—
County ditch project 45357d5ff7Other—
County ditch project 45c4359f9aCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 47964a95f9Other—
County ditch project 4828de1ef5Other—
County ditch project 490aff5f10Community Grant—
County ditch project 4d0acb354fOther—
County ditch project 4e0502a294Community Grant—
County ditch project 4e2524f4b7Community Grant—
County ditch project 5071672664Community Grant—
County ditch project 526dc876beOther—
County ditch project 5594d88fe0Community Grant2020
County ditch project 566b7e0eeaCommunity Grant2018
County ditch project 571541e50cOther—
County ditch project 5aae311e41Private with I&M2020
County ditch project 5b3997f932Other—
County ditch project 5e9dc68d4fCommunity Grant2025
County ditch project 5f3d55bbf4Other2026
County ditch project 6c480f661bCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 6c7cb9bd8dCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 6f9c29c77bCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 72fd8c0f4bOther—
County ditch project 74df854f36Other—
County ditch project 760d5f6c8dOther—
County ditch project 7be47cb210Other—
County ditch project 7ddab92186Community Grant—
County ditch project 7e77211166Community Grant—
County ditch project 8755d63bf5Community Grant—
County ditch project 8ce69e87d0Other—
County ditch project 8e7af337afOther—
County ditch project 8e898b2d35Community Grant2013
County ditch project 8f96dcfe41Community Grant—
County ditch project 902a4c4d6dPrivate with I&M—
County ditch project 926d2a0e89Community Grant—
County ditch project 92df0558b5Private with I&M—
County ditch project 99272da24fOther—
County ditch project 9a49d37645Community Grant—
County ditch project 9ce49fcf27Community Grant2025
County ditch project 9d003c516cCommunity Grant—
County ditch project 9e08411adePrivate with I&M2019
County ditch project 9e5a76ef08Private with I&M2021
County ditch project 9f6a94646fCommunity Grant—
County ditch project a16fc68844Community Grant—
County ditch project a1804e0b35Community Grant2025
County ditch project a180c577c9Community Grant—
County ditch project a40cdae68cOther—
County ditch project a48ea56323Private with I&M2019
County ditch project a6b4a5e0d9Community Grant—
County ditch project ae6a0d2747Community Grant—
County ditch project b001ccd99bCommunity Grant2023
County ditch project b12e20487cCommunity Grant2020
County ditch project b3a840cf13Community Grant—
County ditch project ba1e70514dOther—
County ditch project bb180198ebCommunity Grant—
County ditch project bc2130f912Community Grant—
County ditch project be8cab714dPrivate with I&M—
County ditch project c3cdd85eebCommunity Grant—
County ditch project c6545e34cfOther—
County ditch project c955595029Other—
County ditch project cd27f50ce3Community Grant—
County ditch project d13d1bd7abCommunity Grant—
County ditch project d23d6c7a06Community Grant—
County ditch project d4327cd1d1Community Grant—
County ditch project d525cde670Other—
County ditch project d573b18e5aPrivate with I&M2021
County ditch project d624729edbOther—
County ditch project d6b131860eOther—
County ditch project d8f69626e7Community Grant—
County ditch project d9d357229cCommunity Grant2023
County ditch project da9b2d76a2Private with I&M2020
County ditch project db123279daCommunity Grant2025
County ditch project dc6068f2bbOther—
County ditch project ddd21746fcPrivate with I&M2019
County ditch project e29eb8b2baCommunity Grant—
County ditch project e9a70187a7Other—
County ditch project ea820d6cf0Other—
County ditch project ed47a29005Community Grant—
County ditch project f3972706b5Other—
County ditch project f3faf26d8aCommunity Grant—
County ditch project f49965798aCommunity Grant—
County ditch project f5cf90b9a5Community Grant—
County ditch project f621a72e7dCommunity Grant—
County ditch project fa0244772ePrivate with I&M2023
County ditch project fdc6bb44c5Other—
County ditch project fffd7c5aa2Community Grant—
Drainage by place

Most of the inventory lies outside the cities.

Where the drainage inventory lies Of 4,372 km of mapped drainage ways, 1,046 km lie inside a city or village boundary and 3,326 km lie outside every one, in the townships. 1,046 km of 4,372 km lie inside a municipal boundary. Inside a municipality: 1046.2 (24%)24%Outside every municipality: 3325.9 (76%)76%
Of 4,372 km of mapped drainage ways, 1,046 km lie inside a city or village boundary and 3,326 km lie outside every one, in the townships. GIS snapshot accepted 2026-09-16 Unit: km Receipts: Lorain County Stormwater GIS, Coverage receipt Method: Length is measured on the ground (geodesic) against the committed municipal boundaries, simplified to about 10 m; a drainage line that crosses a boundary is split where it crosses.
Data table
WhereDrainage (km)Share (%)
Inside a municipality1046.224
Outside every municipality3325.976
Drainage length in each municipality Kilometres of mapped drainage ways inside each city or village boundary, longest first. Drainage length inside each of 19 municipal boundaries. AvonAvon: 0–197.84North RidgevilleNorth Ridgeville: 0–172.22ElyriaElyria: 0–124.38LorainLorain: 0–120.45SheffieldSheffield: 0–78.89VermilionVermilion: 0–68.04Avon LakeAvon Lake: 0–68.01AmherstAmherst: 0–47.19GraftonGrafton: 0–40.37OberlinOberlin: 0–35.97WellingtonWellington: 0–34.86LagrangeLagrange: 0–20.35South AmherstSouth Amherst: 0–18.43RochesterRochester: 0–10.11Sheffield LakeSheffield Lake: 0–5.33KiptonKipton: 0–3.70WestlakeWestlake: 0–0.41Olmsted FallsOlmsted Falls: 0–0.06North OlmstedNorth Olmsted: 0–0.010197.8
Kilometres of mapped drainage ways inside each city or village boundary, longest first. GIS snapshot accepted 2026-09-16 Unit: km Receipts: Lorain County Stormwater GIS, Coverage receipt Method: Length is measured on the ground (geodesic) against the committed municipal boundaries, simplified to about 10 m; a drainage line that crosses a boundary is split where it crosses. A municipality outside Lorain County appears only where a line crosses into it. The rows sum to 1046.6 km against 1046.2 km inside any boundary; the difference is where neighbouring simplified boundaries overlap.
Data table
MunicipalityDrainage (km)
Avon197.84
North Ridgeville172.22
Elyria124.38
Lorain120.45
Sheffield78.89
Vermilion68.04
Avon Lake68.01
Amherst47.19
Grafton40.37
Oberlin35.97
Wellington34.86
Lagrange20.35
South Amherst18.43
Rochester10.11
Sheffield Lake5.33
Kipton3.70
Westlake0.41
Olmsted Falls0.06
North Olmsted0.01
Ditch projects over time

When the reviewed projects were completed.

Ditch projects completed each year Public ditch projects by the completion year the county GIS records, 1998 to 2026, with years that saw none drawn as zero. 31 dated ditch projects completed between 1998 and 2026. 7 0 1998 2026 1998: 1 1999: 0 2000: 0 2001: 0 2002: 0 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: 0 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 0 2012: 0 2013: 1 2014: 1 2015: 1 2016: 0 2017: 0 2018: 1 2019: 5 2020: 5 2021: 2 2022: 0 2023: 3 2024: 3 2025: 7 2026: 1
Public ditch projects by the completion year the county GIS records, 1998 to 2026, with years that saw none drawn as zero. GIS snapshot accepted 2026-09-16 Unit: projects Excludes: 84 of 115 projects that carry no completion year Receipts: Lorain County Stormwater GIS, Coverage receipt
Data table
YearProjects completed
19981
19990
20000
20010
20020
20030
20040
20050
20060
20070
20080
20090
20100
20110
20120
20131
20141
20151
20160
20170
20181
20195
20205
20212
20220
20233
20243
20257
20261
Coverage receipt

Two successful exhaustive runs.

Document run1633
GIS run1635
Archived supported files136
Archived bytes1,920,470,166
Catalogued, not currently archived0
Metadata-only media4

Documents accepted 2026-09-16T04:20:03.438531Z · GIS accepted 2026-09-16T04:40:31.485391Z · Official DocumentCenter folder → · Official GIS source →

Limitations

What is deliberately not on this page.

  • Drainage ways are an infrastructure inventory, not a survey of ownership, parcel boundaries, or maintenance responsibility.
  • The ditch-project map shows only a stable redacted project label, type, completion year, and line geometry.
  • Document titles, filenames, extracted text, petitions, assessments, identifiers, and per-document links are withheld from this public brief.
  • A failed, incomplete, cursor-mismatched, or below-floor refresh cannot replace this accepted static artifact.