Little Muskingum River
| Little Muskingum River | ||
 The Little Muskingum River in the Wayne National Forest |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1076261 | |
| location | southeastern state of Ohio , USA | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | In Monroe County, Ohio 39 ° 42 ′ 4 " N , 81 ° 8 ′ 28" W. |
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| Source height | 231 m | |
| muzzle | Ohio River near Reno in Washington County, OH Coordinates: 39 ° 22 ′ 37 " N , 81 ° 24 ′ 6" W 39 ° 22 ′ 37 " N , 81 ° 24 ′ 6" W |
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| Mouth height | 177 m | |
| Height difference | 54 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.51 ‰ | |
| length | 105 km | |
| Catchment area | 816 km² | |
The Little Muskingum River is a 105 km long right tributary of the Ohio River in the eastern US state of Ohio in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains . It drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio River and Mississippi River . The Little Muskingum River is part of the river system of the Mississippi River and drains an area of 816 square kilometers. The river has its source in the mountainous part of Monroe County about 13 km southeast of the village of Woodsfield and flows in a meandering manner parallel to the Ohio River at a distance of about 13 km until it flows into the Ohio 8 km southeast of the city of Marietta . Almost the entire course of the Little Muskingum River lies within the Wayne National Forest , which has been renatured in a former coal mining area . The area consists of three parts with a total circumference of around 34 km².
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 25, 2010.
- ↑ a b c Little Muskingum River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 25, 2010
- ↑ National Forest- About the Wayne National Forest ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 25, 2010.
