Chippewa Creek’s drainage area includes the communities and parks in the southernmost part of Cuyahoga County west of the Cuyahoga River.

From the creek’s mouth upstream these include: A portion of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park; the Cleveland Metroparks Brecksville Reservation; the city of Brecksville; the city of Broadview Heights; the southern tip of the City of Seven Hills; and the eastern portion of the City of North Royalton.

Chippewa Creek’s drainage area is primarily residential and recreational. Portions of Chippewa Creek within the boundaries of the Cleveland Metroparks have been designated ‘State Resource Water’.