Licking River (Ohio)

Licking River
Map
Location
CountryUS
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNewark in Licking County
 • elevation800 ft (240 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Muskingum River in Zanesville
 • elevation
680 ft (210 m)[2]
Basin size779 sq mi (2,020 km2)[3]
Map of the Muskingum River watershed showing the Licking River
Historic view of the Licking River from "Geography of Ohio," 1923

The Licking River is a tributary of the Muskingum River, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Newark quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000.7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1983.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Zanesville-West quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000.7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1992.
  3. ^ "Map of Ohio watersheds". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.