Muskingum River
| Muskingum River | |
|---|---|
The Muskingum River near its mouth in Marietta, Ohio | |
| Native name | Wakatamothiipi (Shawnee) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of the Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio |
• elevation | 582 ft (177 m) |
| Length | 111 mi (179 km) |
| Basin size | 8,051 mi2 (20,850 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 9,459.49 cu ft/s (267.863 m3/s) (estimate) |
Muskingum River Navigation Historic District | |
| Location | Coshocton, Muskingum, Morgan, Washington counties |
| Area | 6,004 acres (24.30 km2) |
| Built | 1816 |
| Architect | Bates, David,; Curtis, Samuel, et al. |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000025 |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 2007 |
The Muskingum River (/məˈskɪŋ(ɡ)əm/ mə-SKING-(g)əm; Shawnee: Wakatamothiipi) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio. Via the Ohio, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. The river is navigable for much of its length through a series of locks and dams.