Walhonding River
The Walhonding River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 23.5 miles (37.8 km) long, 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).
| Walhonding River | |
|---|---|
The Walhonding River in Warsaw in 2006 | |
Map of the Walhonding River and its tributaries | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Coshocton County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Kokosing River and Mohican River |
| • location | Coshocton County |
| Mouth | Muskingum River |
• location | Coshocton |
| Length | 23.5 mi (37.8 km) |
| Basin size | 2,252 sq mi (5,830 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mohawk Dam at Nellie |
| • average | 1,653.7 cu ft/s (46.83 m3/s), USGS water years 1985-1991 |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 2,488.65 cu ft/s (70.471 m3/s) (estimate) |
The Walhonding flows for its entire length in Coshocton County. It is formed by the confluence of the Mohican River and the Kokosing River and flows generally east-southeast, 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 River watershed, and through the towns of Nellie and Warsaw. Downstream of Warsaw it collects Killbuck Creek. It meets the Tuscarawas River at the city of Coshocton to form the Muskingum River.