Muskingum River

The Muskingum River (/məˈskɪŋ(ɡ)əm/ mə-SKING-(g)əm; Shawnee: Wakatamothiipi) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio. Via the Ohio, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The river is navigable for much of its length through a series of locks and dams.

Muskingum River
The Muskingum River near its mouth in Marietta, Ohio
Native nameWakatamothiipi (Shawnee)
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationConfluence of the Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers
Mouth 
  location
Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio
  elevation
582 ft (177 m)
Length111 mi (179 km)
Basin size8,051 sq mi (20,850 km2)
Discharge 
  locationmouth
  average9,459.49 cu ft/s (267.863 m3/s) (estimate)
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