Licking River (Ohio)
| Licking River | ||
 The Licking River within the Muskingum River basin |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1070656 | |
| location | Central State of Ohio , USA | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Muskingum → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | The confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Licking Rivers in Newark, Licking County, Ohio 40 ° 3 ′ 10 ″ N , 82 ° 23 ′ 30 ″ W |
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| Source height | 242 m | |
| muzzle | Muskingum River in Zanesville in northwestern Holmes County, Ohio Coordinates: 39 ° 56 ′ 26 " N , 82 ° 0 ′ 52" W 39 ° 56 ′ 26 " N , 82 ° 0 ′ 52" W |
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| Mouth height | 205 m | |
| Height difference | 37 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.6 ‰ | |
| length | 23.7 km | |
| Catchment area | 2018 km² | |
The Licking River is a 65 km long right tributary of the Muskingum River in the central US state of Ohio . Outflow is via the Muskingum, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers into the Gulf of Mexico . It belongs to the Mississippi river system and drains an area of around 2,018 km². The two source rivers North Fork Licking River and South Fork Licking River unite at the town of Newark in Licking County and form the Licking River. The 55 km long North Fork Licking River has its source in southwest Morrow County near Centerburg , while the 50 km long South Fork of Licking River has its source in southwest Licking County. From Newark, the Licking River flows east through the Black Hand Gorge State Nature Reserve , a 6 km long sandstone formation with a canyon formed by the river. Then the Licking River turns to the southeast and flows into the Muskingum River at Zanesville . Both rivers are spanned by a bridge shaped like a Y, the Y-Bridge. A few kilometers above Zanesville, the US Army Corps of Engineers built a dam in 1961, through which Dillon Lake is formed. According to the Geographic Names Information System , the river was also referred to as Licking Creek, Nepepenime Sepe, Pataskala River, Salt Lick Creek and similar names in its settlement history.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 23, 2010.
- ↑ a b c GNIS - Licking River in Ohio , accessed July 23, 2010
- ↑ Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve ( Memento of the original from December 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 23, 2010
