Mohican River

River in the United States

Mohican River

The Mohican River in northwestern Coshocton County, Ohio

Mohican River watershed (Interactive map)

Location
Country| United States
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| confluence of Black and Clear Forks near Loudonville
• coordinates| 40°36′29″N 82°15′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.60806°N 82.25389°W﻿ / 40.60806; -82.25389[1]
Mouth|

• location

| Walhonding River, northwestern Coshocton County

• coordinates

| 40°21′36″N 82°09′37″W﻿ / ﻿40.36000°N 82.16028°W﻿ / 40.36000; -82.16028[1]
Length| approximately 40 mi (64 km)
Basin size| 999 sq mi (2,590 km2)
Discharge|
• location| Greer
• average| 910.1 cu ft/s (25.77 m3/s), USGS water years 1922-1981[2]
Discharge|
• location| mouth
• average| 1,138.63 cu ft/s (32.242 m3/s) (estimate)[3]
Basin features
Tributaries|
• left| Lake Fork Mohican River, North Fork Mohican River
Map of the Walhonding watershed showing the Mohican River and its tributaries

The Mohican River is a principal tributary of the Walhonding River, about 40 miles (64 km) long,[4] 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 of 999 square miles (2,590 km2).[5]

The Mohican River is formed in Ashland County, about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Loudonville,[6] by the confluence of the Black Fork and the Clear Fork.[1] It then flows generally south-southeast through western Holmes and northeastern Knox Counties, past the community of Brinkhaven, into northwestern Coshocton County, where it joins the Kokosing River to form the Walhonding River.[6] It collects the Lake Fork in Holmes County.[6]

Near Brinkhaven the river is spanned by the Bridge of Dreams, the second longest covered bridge in Ohio.

## Variant names and spellings

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The river was named after the Mohican Indian tribe.[7] According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Mohican River has also been known historically as:[1]

* Margrets Creek
* Mohecan Creek
* Mohiccan Creek
* Mohiccan John Creek
* Mohiccon Creek
* Mohickan Creek
* Mohickin Johns River

## See also

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* List of rivers of Ohio

## References

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1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mohican River
2. ^ "USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Ohio: USGS 03136000 Mohican River at Greer OH". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Mohican River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
4. ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
5. ^ Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf)
6. ^ a b c DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
7. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 211.

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Protected areas of Ohio

Federal|

| National Estuarine Research Reserves|

* Old Woman Creek

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National Forests|

* Wayne

National Historic Sites and Historical Parks|

* Dayton Aviation Heritage
* Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis
* First Ladies
* Hopewell Culture
* James A. Garfield
* William Howard Taft

National Memorials|

* Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

National Monuments|

* Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers

National Parks|

* Cuyahoga Valley

National Trails|

* Lewis and Clark
* North Country Trail

National Wild and Scenic Rivers|

* Big Darby Creek
* Little Beaver Creek
* Little Darby Creek
* Little Miami River

National Wildlife Refuges|

* Cedar Point
* Ottawa
* West Sister Island

Other|

* National Historic Landmarks
* National Natural Landmarks
* National Register of Historic Places
* Wilderness Areas

State|

| State parks|

* Adams Lake
* Alum Creek
* A. W. Marion
* Barkcamp
* Beaver Creek
* Blue Rock
* Buck Creek
* Buckeye Lake
* Burr Oak
* Caesar Creek
* Catawba Island
* Cleveland Lakefront
* Cowan Lake
* Deer Creek
* Delaware
* Dillon
* East Fork
* East Harbor
* Findley
* Forked Run
* Geneva
* Grand Lake St. Marys
* Great Council
* Great Seal
* Guilford Lake
* Harrison Lake
* Headlands Beach
* Hocking Hills
* Hueston Woods
* Independence Dam
* Indian Lake
* Jackson Lake
* Jefferson Lake
* John Bryan
* Kelleys Island
* Kiser Lake
* Lake Alma
* Lake Hope
* Lake Logan
* Lake Loramie
* Lake Milton
* Lake White
* Little Miami
* Madison Lake
* Malabar Farm
* Marblehead Lighthouse
* Mary Jane Thurston
* Middle Bass Island
* Maumee Bay
* Mohican
* Mosquito Lake
* Mount Gilead
* Muskingum River
* Nelson-Kennedy Ledges
* Paint Creek
* Pike Lake
* Portage Lakes
* Punderson
* Pymatuning
* Quail Hollow
* Rocky Fork
* Salt Fork
* Scioto Trail
* Shawnee
* South Bass Island
* Stonelick
* Strouds Run
* Sycamore
* Tar Hollow
* Tinkers Creek
* Van Buren
* West Branch
* Wingfoot Lake
* Wolf Run

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State forests|

* Beaver Creek
* Blue Rock
* Brush Creek
* Dean
* Fernwood
* Gifford
* Harrison
* Hocking
* Maumee
* Mohican-Memorial
* Perry
* Pike
* Richland Furnace
* Scioto Trail
* Shade River
* Shawnee
* Sunfish Creek
* Tar Hollow
* Yellow Creek
* Zaleski

State nature
preserves|

* Acadia Cliffs
* Adams Lake Prairie
* Audubon Islands
* Augusta-Anne Olsen
* Aurora Sanctuary
* Baker Woods
* Betsch Fen
* Bigelow Cemetery
* Blackhand Gorge
* Bonnet Pond
* Boord
* Brown's Lake Bog
* Burton Wetlands
* Caesar Creek Gorge
* Carmean Woods
* Cedar Bog
* Chaparral Prairie
* Christmas Rocks
* Clear Creek
* Clear Fork Gorge
* Clifton Gorge
* Compass Plant Prairie
* Conkle's Hollow
* Cooperrider-Kent Bog
* Crabill Fen
* Cranberry Bog
* Crane Hollow
* Crooked Run
* Culberson Woods
* Davey Woods
* Davis Memorial
* Drew Woods
* Dupont Marsh
* Eagle Creek
* Edward Thomas
* Emerald Hills
* Erie Sand Barrens
* Etawah Woods
* Evans Beck Memorial
* Flatiron Lake Bog
* Fowler Woods
* Frame Lake Fen
* Gahanna Woods
* Gallagher/Springfield Fen
* Goll Woods
* Goode Prairie
* Gott Fen
* Greenbelt
* Greenville Falls
* Gross Memorial Woods
* Hatch-Otis
* Halls Creek
* Headlands Dunes
* Howard Collier
* Hueston Woods
* Hutchins (Highland)
* Irwin Prairie
* Jackson Bog
* Johnson Ridge
* Johnson Woods
* Karlo Fen
* Kendrick Woods
* Kessler Swamp
* Kiser Lake Wetlands
* Kitty Todd
* Knox Woods
* Kyle Woods
* Ladd Natural Bridge
* Lake Katharine
* Lakeside Daisy
* Lawrence Woods
* Little Rocky Hollow
* Lou Campbell
* Mantua Bog
* Marie J. Desonier
* Marsh Wetlands
* McCracken Fen
* Mentor Marsh
* Milford Center Railroad Prairie
* Miller
* Morris Woods
* Mud Lake Bog
* Myersville
* Newberry
* North Pond
* North Shore Alvar
* Novak Sanctuary
* Old Woman Creek
* Owens/Liberty Fen
* Pallister
* Pickerington Ponds
* Portage Lakes Wetland
* Prairie Road Fen
* Raven Rock
* Rhododendeon Cove
* Riddle
* Rockbridge
* Rome
* Rothenbuhler Woods
* Saltpetre Cave
* Sears Woods
* Seymour Woods
* Shallenberger
* Sharon Woods Gorge
* Sheepskin Hollow
* Sheick Hollow
* Sheldon Marsh
* Shoemaker
* Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker
* Smith Cemetery
* Spring Beauty Dell
* Spring Brook Sanctuary
* Springville Marsh
* Stage's Pond
* Strait Creek Prairie
* Stratford Woods
* Swamp Cottonwood
* Tinker's Creek
* Travertine Fen
* Triangle Lake Bog
* Trillium Trails
* Tummonds
* Walter Tucker
* Warder-Perkins
* Whipple
* White Pine Bog Forest
* William C. McCoy
* Zimmerman Prairie

State
scenic rivers|

* Big Darby Creek
* Chagrin River
* Conneaut Creek
* Cuyahoga River
* Grand River
* Greenville Creek
* Kokosing River
* Little Beaver Creek
* Little Darby Creek
* Little Miami River
* Maumee River
* Mohican River
* Olentangy River
* Sandusky River
* Stillwater River

Regional|

| Metro Parks|

* Ashtabula County Metroparks
* Cleveland Metroparks
* Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
* Erie MetroParks
* Five Rivers MetroParks
* Geauga Park District
* Great Parks of Hamilton County
* Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks
* Lake Metroparks
* Lorain County Metro Parks
* Metroparks of Butler County
* Metroparks Toledo
* Mill Creek MetroParks
* Summit Metro Parks
* Trumbull County MetroParks

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