A total of 14 ponds were surveyed by walking along their shorelines. The occurrence of shells, middens, or live mussels, as well as the suitability of the ponds for diving was noted. The table below lists ponds and tributaries that were surveyed for this study. No mussels or shells were found in tributaries of the Cuyahoga River within the CVNRA.
| Tributaries | Ponds |
| Adam Run | Armington Pond |
| Boston Run | Brushwood Pond |
| Brandywine Creek | Coonrad Pond |
| Chippewa Creek | Goosefeather Pond |
| Columbia Run | Hines Pond |
| Dickerson Run | Horseshoe Pond |
| Furnace Run | Indigo Lake |
| Haskel Run | Kendall Lake |
| Langes Run | Meadowedge Pond |
| Sagamore Creek | Sylvan Pond |
| Salt Run | Terra Vista Pond |
| Tinker's Creek | Top of the World Pond |
| unnamed tributary | Wetmore Pond |
| Yellow Creek | Woodlake |
Live mussels were found in only 3 ponds:
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Pyganodon grandis was found in Horseshoe Lake, and Armington Pond; |
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Utterbackia imbecillis was found in Kendall lake. |
