Walhonding River

Walhonding River
The Walhonding River in Warsaw in 2006
Map of the Walhonding River and its tributaries
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyCoshocton County
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Kokosing River and Mohican River
 • locationCoshocton County
MouthMuskingum River
 • location
Coshocton
Length23.5 mi (37.8 km)
Basin size2,252 sq mi (5,830 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationMohawk Dam at Nellie
 • average1,653.7 cu ft/s (46.83 m3/s), USGS water years 1985-1991[1]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average2,488.65 cu ft/s (70.471 m3/s) (estimate)[2]
The Walhonding River at Coshocton in 2004

The Walhonding River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River,[3] 23.5 miles (37.8 km) long,[4] in east-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 2,252 square miles (5,830 km2).[4]

The Walhonding flows for its entire length in Coshocton County. It is formed by the confluence of the Mohican River and the Kokosing River and flows generally east-southeast,[5] passing through Mohawk Dam, which was built in the 1930s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of flood control in the Muskingum River watershed,[6] and through the towns of Nellie and Warsaw. Downstream of Warsaw it collects Killbuck Creek. It meets the Tuscarawas River at the city of Coshocton to form the Muskingum River.[5]

  1. ^ "USGS 03138500 Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam at Nellie OH". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  2. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Walhonding River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry Archived 2005-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf) Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b *DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1
  6. ^ Mohawk Dam website