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Encyclopedia > Walhonding River

The Walhonding River is a chief tributary of the Muskingum River in Coshocton County, Ohio in the United States. The Walhonding is a short river, as it is formed by the confluence of the Mohican River and the Kokosing River just 20 miles upstream of its mouth. From this source it flows generally east-southeastwardly, 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 watershed, and through the towns of Nellie and Warsaw. It meets the Tuscarawas River at the city of Coshocton to form the Muskingum 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 is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. ... Coshocton County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... A confluence is the merger or meeting of two or more objects (or subjects) that seem to inseparably bind their respective forces or attributes into a point of junction. ... The Kokosing River is a tributary of the Walhonding River in east-central Ohio in the United States. ... A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... 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. ... Look up Flood in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ... A watershed or catchment basin is the region of land whose water drains into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, or ocean. ... Nellie is a village located in Coshocton County, Ohio. ... Warsaw is a village located in Coshocton County, Ohio. ... The Tuscarawas, colloquially the Tusk, is a medium-sized river in northeastern Ohio, an important tributary of the Muskingum. ... Coshocton is a city located in Coshocton County, Ohio. ...


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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...

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Coshocton County, Ohio History (22084 words)
The Walhonding or White Woman river is formed in the northwestern part of the township by the junction of the Mohican river and Owl creek, the former flowing south from Tiverton township, the latter in a southeasterly direction from Knox county; thence the river flows eastwardly by a winding course and enters Jefferson township.
The surface from the river rises for a mile or two to the south and there forms a water shed, the land further south being drained by streamlets flowing in an opposite direction Tomica creek in the southwestern part of the township is the most noticeable of these.
Geographically, it lies in the northwest corner of the county, and iS bounded on the north by Holmes county, on the east by Monroe township, on the south by New Castle township and on the west by Union township, Knox county.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District - Mohawk Dam (1313 words)
River access below the dam is via the gravel road through the recreation area.
Mohawk Dam Campground is located beside the Walhonding River below the dam on SR 715.
Remnants of the historical Walhonding Canal and its associated "locks" are located along the length of the Walhonding River from Coshocton to Cavello Station.
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