The Walhonding River is a principal

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of the

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in east-central

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in the

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. Via the Muskingum and

Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the

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. It drains an area of . The Walhonding flows for its entire length in Coshocton County. It is formed by the

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of the

Mohican River The Mohican River is a principal tributary of the Walhonding River, about long, in north-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area o ...

and the

Kokosing River The Kokosing River (''ko-KO-sing'') is a tributary of the Walhonding River, 57.2 miles (92.1 km) long, in east-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississip ...

and flows generally east-southeast,*

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(1991). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. passing through

Mohawk Dam Mohawk Dam, located in Jefferson Township, Coshocton County, Ohio northwest of Nellie, is a dry dam constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in the mid-1930s for the purpose of flood control on the Walhonding River. The ...

, which was built in the 1930s by the

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for the purpose of

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control in the Muskingum River watershed, and through the towns of Nellie and

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. Downstream of Warsaw it collects

Killbuck Creek Killbuck Creek is a tributary of the Walhonding River, 81.7 mi (131.5 km) long,Ohio Department of Natural Resources''A Guide to Ohio Streams.''Tuscarawas River The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles (209 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining a ...

at the city of Coshocton to form the Muskingum River.

Variant names

According to the

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, the Walhonding River has also been known historically as: * Muskingum River ("West branch") * Walhandink River * West Branch of the Muskingum * White Woman Creek * White Woman River * White Womans Creek * White Womans River * Whitemans Creek * Whitewoman Creek * Whitewomans Creek * Wolhonding River The name "White Womans Creek" (and variants) was probably originally intended to refer specifically either to the Kokosing River or to the Mohican River; and during that same period (mid-1700s), the Walhonding was known only as the "West branch of the Muskingum".Hutchins, Thos.; surveys and maps mid-1700s The final name "Walhonding" was newly chosen by legislators sometime after the 1820s.

References

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Variant names

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