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{{Infobox River
{{Infobox river
| river_name = Kokosing River
| name = Kokosing River
| image_name = Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg
| image = Kokosing_River_Mount_Vernon_Ohio.jpg
| caption = The Kokosing River in [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]]
| image_caption = The Kokosing River in [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]]
| origin = [[Morrow County, Ohio]]
| source1_location = [[Morrow County, Ohio]]
| mouth = [[Walhonding River]], western [[Coshocton County, Ohio]]
| mouth_location = [[Walhonding River]], western [[Coshocton County, Ohio]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| basin_countries = [[United States]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[United States]]
| length = 57.2 mi (92.1 km)
| length = {{convert|57.2|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| elevation =
| discharge =
| source1_elevation =
| discharge1_location=[[Millwood, Ohio|Millwood]]
| watershed = 482 [[square mile|mi²]] (1248 [[square kilometer|km²]]).
| discharge1_avg ={{convert|480.9|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}}, [[USGS]] [[water year]]s 1922-1974<ref>{{Cite web|title=USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Ohio: USGS 03137000 Kokosing River at Millwood OH|url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/annual/?referred_module=sw&amp;site_no=03137000&amp;por_03137000_108838=706917,00060,108838,1922,1974&amp;year_type=W&amp;format=html_table|access-date=2020-08-07|url-status=live|website=waterdata.usgs.gov|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20200807184106/https://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/annual/?referred_module=sw&site_no=03137000&por_03137000_108838=706917,00060,108838,1922,1974&year_type=W&format=html_table|archivedate=2020-08-07}}</ref>
| discharge2_location=mouth
| discharge2_avg ={{convert|547.18|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} (estimate)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Watershed Report: Mohican River|author=United States Environmental Protection Agency|author-link=United States Environmental Protection Agency|url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=167484590|access-date=2020-08-07|url-status=live|website=watersgeo.epa.gov|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807184213/https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=167484590|archivedate= 2020-08-07}}</ref>
| basin_size = {{convert|482|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
}}
[[Image:Walhondingrivermap.png|thumb|right|288px|Map of the Walhonding watershed showing Kokosing River]]
[[Image:Walhondingrivermap.png|thumb|right|288px|Map of the Walhonding watershed showing Kokosing River]]
[[Image:Kokosing River Gambier Ohio.jpg|thumb|290px|The Kokosing River as viewed from the Kokosing Gap Trail near [[Gambier, Ohio|Gambier]]]]
[[Image:Kokosing River Gambier Ohio.jpg|thumb|290px|The Kokosing River as viewed from the [[Kokosing Gap Trail]] near [[Gambier, Ohio|Gambier]]]]


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 River|Muskingum]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] Rivers, it is part of the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of the [[Mississippi River]], draining an area of 482 [[square mile]]s (1248 [[square kilometer|km²]]).<ref> Ohio Department of Natural Resources. [http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/streams/ ''A Guide to Ohio Streams.''] [http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/streams/chapter10.pdf Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf)] </ref>
The '''Kokosing River''' (''ko-KO-sing'') is a [[tributary]] of the [[Walhonding River]], 57.2 miles (92.1&nbsp;km) long, in east-central [[Ohio]] in the United States. Via the Walhonding, [[Muskingum River|Muskingum]] and [[Ohio River|Ohio]] Rivers, it is part of the [[drainage basin|watershed]] of the [[Mississippi River]], draining an area of 482 square miles (1248&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>).<ref>Ohio Department of Natural Resources. [http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/streams/ ''A Guide to Ohio Streams.''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050904132000/http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/streams/ |date=2005-09-04 }} [http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/streams/chapter10.pdf Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221085738/http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/streams/chapter10.pdf |date=2007-02-21 }}</ref>
Etymologically, "Kokosing" translates roughly to "River of Little Owls." <ref>{{Cite news |last=Doherty |first=Heather |date=2014 |title=River of the Little Owls |url=https://www.kenyon.edu/files/resources/14-newsletter-oct.pdf |work=Brown Family Environmental Center Field Notes |volume=18 |issue=4}}</ref>

The Kokosing River rises in [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow County]], northeast of [[Mount Gilead, Ohio|Mount Gilead]], and initially flows southwardly. It turns eastwardly near [[Chesterville, Ohio|Chesterville]] and flows through [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]] and [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]] Counties, passing the communities of [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]], [[Howard, Ohio|Howard]] and [[Gambier, Ohio|Gambier]]. In western Coshocton County the Kokosing joins the [[Mohican River]] to form the Walhonding River, about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of [[Nellie, Ohio|Nellie]].<ref name=DeLorme>[[DeLorme]] (1991). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1 </ref>
The Kokosing River rises in [[Morrow County, Ohio|Morrow County]], northeast of [[Mount Gilead, Ohio|Mount Gilead]], and initially flows southwardly. It turns eastwardly near [[Chesterville, Ohio|Chesterville]] and flows through [[Knox County, Ohio|Knox]] and [[Coshocton County, Ohio|Coshocton]] Counties, passing the communities of [[Mount Vernon, Ohio|Mount Vernon]], [[Gambier, Ohio|Gambier]] and [[Howard, Ohio|Howard]]. In western Coshocton County the Kokosing joins the [[Mohican River]] to form the Walhonding River, about 2 miles (3&nbsp;km) northwest of [[Nellie, Ohio|Nellie]].<ref name=DeLorme>[[DeLorme]] (1991). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-233-1}}</ref>


Upstream of Mount Vernon, the Kokosing collects its largest tributary, the '''North Branch Kokosing River''',<ref>{{Gnis|1066117|North Branch Kokosing River}}</ref> which rises in Morrow County and flows southeastwardly through Knox County, past [[Fredericktown, Ohio|Fredericktown]].<ref name=DeLorme/>
Upstream of Mount Vernon, the Kokosing collects its largest tributary, the '''North Branch Kokosing River''',<ref>{{Gnis|1066117|North Branch Kokosing River}}</ref> which rises in Morrow County and flows southeastwardly through Knox County, past [[Fredericktown, Ohio|Fredericktown]].<ref name=DeLorme/>


Between Mount Vernon and Howard, the river is roughly paralleled by a [[rail trail]], the Kokosing Gap Trail<ref>[http://www.kokosinggaptrail.org/index.htm Kokosing Gap Trail website]</ref> which continues to the town of [[Danville]].
Between Mount Vernon and Howard, the river is roughly paralleled by a [[rail trail]], the [[Kokosing Gap Trail]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kokosinggaptrail.org/index.htm |title=Kokosing Gap Trail website |access-date=2006-07-21 |archive-date=2006-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518104659/http://www.kokosinggaptrail.org/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> which continues to the town of [[Danville, Ohio|Danville]].


==Variant names==
==Variant names==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Ohio rivers]]
*[[List of rivers of Ohio]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/K/K05867-kokosing-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050922201441/http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/K/K05867-kokosing-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]


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Latest revision as of 02:29, 22 July 2024

Kokosing River
The Kokosing River in Mount Vernon
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMorrow County, Ohio
Mouth 
 • location
Walhonding River, western Coshocton County, Ohio
Length57.2 mi (92.1 km)
Basin size482 sq mi (1,250 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationMillwood
 • average480.9 cu ft/s (13.62 m3/s), USGS water years 1922-1974[1]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average547.18 cu ft/s (15.494 m3/s) (estimate)[2]
Map of the Walhonding watershed showing Kokosing River
The Kokosing River as viewed from the Kokosing Gap Trail near Gambier

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 Mississippi River, draining an area of 482 square miles (1248 km2).[3] Etymologically, "Kokosing" translates roughly to "River of Little Owls." [4] The Kokosing River rises in Morrow County, northeast of Mount Gilead, and initially flows southwardly. It turns eastwardly near Chesterville and flows through Knox and Coshocton Counties, passing the communities of Mount Vernon, Gambier and Howard. In western Coshocton County the Kokosing joins the Mohican River to form the Walhonding River, about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Nellie.[5]

Upstream of Mount Vernon, the Kokosing collects its largest tributary, the North Branch Kokosing River,[6] which rises in Morrow County and flows southeastwardly through Knox County, past Fredericktown.[5]

Between Mount Vernon and Howard, the river is roughly paralleled by a rail trail, the Kokosing Gap Trail[7] which continues to the town of Danville.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Kokosing River has also been known historically as:[8]

  • Kokoshing River
  • Kokosing Stream
  • Owl Creek
  • Vernon
  • Vernon River

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Ohio: USGS 03137000 Kokosing River at Millwood OH". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Mohican River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ^ Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Archived 2005-09-04 at the Wayback Machine Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf) Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Doherty, Heather (2014). "River of the Little Owls" (PDF). Brown Family Environmental Center Field Notes. Vol. 18, no. 4.
  5. ^ a b DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Branch Kokosing River
  7. ^ "Kokosing Gap Trail website". Archived from the original on 2006-05-18. Retrieved 2006-07-21.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kokosing River
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