Walhonding River
Walhonding River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Coshocton County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Kokosing River and Mohican River |
• location | Coshocton County |
USGS water years 1985-1991[1] | |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
• average | 2,488.65 cu ft/s (70.471 m3/s) (estimate)[2] |
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
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Walhonding River has also been known historically as:[7]
- Muskingum River ("West branch")
- Walhandink River
- West Branch of the Muskingum
- White Woman Creek
- White Woman River
- White Womans Creek
- White Womans River
- Whitemans Creek
- Whitewoman Creek
- Whitewomans Creek
- Wolhonding River
The name "White Womans Creek" (and variants) was probably originally intended to refer specifically either to the Kokosing River or to the Mohican River;[8][full citation needed] and during that same period (mid-1700s), the Walhonding was known only as the "West branch of the Muskingum".[9][full citation needed] The final name "Walhonding" was newly chosen by legislators sometime after the 1820s.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Walhonding River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry Archived 2005-08-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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
- ^ ISBN 0-89933-233-1
- ^ Mohawk Dam website
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walhonding River
- ^ hand-drawn map circa-1815, private-collection -- which indicates that the village of "Jerometown" was on "Whitewomans Creek"
- ^ Hutchins, Thos.; surveys and maps mid-1700s