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. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Muskingum River near its mouth at Marietta, Ohio in 2001 The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... This page is about the river in the United States; there is also a Canadian Mississippi River (Ontario). ...

Course

The Licking River is formed at Newark in Licking County by the confluence of its north and south forks: Newark is a city located in Licking County, Ohio, 33 miles (53 km) east of Columbus, at the junction of the forks of the Licking River. ... Location in the state of Ohio Formed Seat Newark Area  - Total  - Water 1,783 km² (688 mi²) 5 km² (2 mi²) 0. ...

• The North Fork Licking River, about 35 mi (55 km) long, rises in southwestern Morrow County and initially flows generally east-southeastwardly through Knox County, past Centerburg, into Licking County, where at Utica it turns southwardly and flows past St. Louisville. In Licking County the North Fork collects the Otter Fork Licking River, which rises in Knox County and flows past Hartford; the Lake Fork Licking River; and the Clear Fork Licking River. The Lake and Clear forks both flow for their entire lengths in Licking County.
• The South Fork Licking River, about 30 mi (50 km) long, rises in southwestern Licking County and initially flows southeastwardly past Pataskala and Kirkersville and briefly enters Fairfield County, where it turns northeastwardly back into Licking County and flows past Heath.

From Newark the Licking River flows generally eastwardly through the Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve into Muskingum County, where it turns southeastwardly. It joins the Muskingum River at Zanesville; the confluence of the two rivers is spanned by a Y-shaped bridge. Morrow County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Centerburg is a village located in Knox County, Ohio. ... For the Warren County place of this name, see Utica. ... St. ... Hartford is a village located in Licking County, Ohio. ... Pataskala is a city located in Licking County, Ohio. ... Kirkersville is a village located in Licking County, Ohio. ... Fairfield County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Heath is a city located in Licking County, Ohio. ... Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Zanesville is a city located in Muskingum County, Ohio. ...

Upstream of Zanesville, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam causes the river to form Dillon Lake, along which an Ohio state park is located. United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ...

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Licking River has also been known as: GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ...

• Licking Creek
• Nepepenime Sepe
• Pataskala Creek
• Pataskala River
• Salt Lick Creek

See also

• List of Ohio rivers

This is a list of rivers in the state of Ohio in the United States Alum Creek Ashtabula River Auglaize River Bad River Big Darby Creek Blanchard River Cuyahoga River Duck Creek Flatrock River Great Miami River (Miami River) Grand River Huron River Kokosing River Little Auglaize River Little Darby...

External links

• Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve website
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website for Dillon Lake
• Dillon State Park website

Sources

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Licking River
• DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
• GNIS entries for Licking River, Clear Fork Licking River, Lake Fork Licking River, North Fork Licking River, Otter Fork Licking River, South Fork Licking River