Pony Truss Bridge over Killbuck Creek near Creston

Killbuck Creek is a

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of the Walhonding River, 81.7 mi (131.5 km) long,Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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in north-central

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in the

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. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and

Rivers, it is part of the

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of the

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. It drains an area of 613 mi² (1588 km²). Killbuck Creek rises in northern Wayne County and initially flows in a counter-clockwise loop northward into southern Medina County and past the town of

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before turning to a southward course through Wayne, Holmes and Coshocton Counties to its mouth at the Walhonding River,*

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(1991). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 5 mi (8 km) west of the city of Coshocton. Along its course it flows to the west of the city of Wooster and passes the towns of Holmesville, Millersburg and Killbuck. A

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on the creek at Layland recorded a mean annual discharge of during water years 1924-1930. According to a US Environmental Protection Agency estimate, the mean annual discharge of the creek at its mouth is .

Name

Killbuck Creek and the town of Killbuck are named for the

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war chief Bemino (''fl.'' 1710s–1780s) — known as John Killbuck, Sr, to the whites. According to the

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, the stream has been known and spelled variously over the years: *Kilbuck Creek *Killbuck Run *Killbucks Creek *Kilbuck River *Kill-Buck River The

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settled on "Killbuck Creek" as the stream's name in 1963.

References

{{Authority control Rivers of Ohio Rivers of Coshocton County, Ohio Rivers of Holmes County, Ohio Rivers of Medina County, Ohio Rivers of Wayne County, Ohio

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