Licking River | |
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The Licking River in Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve | |
Location | |
Country | US |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Newark in Licking County |
• elevation | 800 ft (240 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Muskingum River in Zanesville |
• elevation | 680 ft (210 m) |
Basin size | 779 sq mi (2,020 km) |
The Licking River is a tributary of the Muskingum River, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Course
The Licking River is formed at Newark in Licking County by the confluence of its north and south forks including many other small fishable streams.
- The North Fork Licking River, about 35 mi (55 km) long, rises in southwestern Morrow County and initially flows generally east-southeastwardly through Knox County, past Centerburg, into Licking County, where at Utica it turns southwardly and flows past St. Louisville. In Licking County, the North Fork collects the Otter Fork Licking River, which rises in Knox County and flows past Hartford; the Lake Fork Licking River; and the Clear Fork Licking River. The Lake and Clear forks both flow for their entire lengths in Licking County.
- The South Fork Licking River, about 30 mi (50 km) long, rises in southwestern Licking County and initially flows southeastwardly past Pataskala and Kirkersville and briefly enters Fairfield County, where it turns northeastwardly back into Licking County and flows past Heath.
From Newark, the Licking River flows generally eastwardly through the Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve into Muskingum County, where it turns southeastwardly. It joins the Muskingum River at Zanesville; the confluence of the two rivers is spanned by a Y-shaped bridge.
Upstream of Zanesville, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam causes the river to form Dillon Lake, along which Dillon State Park is located.
Flow rate
River | Location | Time period | Annual mean discharge |
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North Fork Licking River | USGS stream gauge in Newark | Water years 2011-2019 | 324.3 cu ft/s (9.18 m/s) |
South Fork Licking River | USGS stream gauge in Heath | Water years 2011-2019 | 263.9 cu ft/s (7.47 m/s) |
Raccoon Creek (tributary of South Fork) | USGS stream gauge in Newark | Water years 2011-2019 | 166.1 cu ft/s (4.70 m/s) |
Licking River | USGS stream gauge near Dillon Falls | Water years 1985-1991 | 922.2 cu ft/s (26.11 m/s) |
Licking River | mouth (Zanesville) | 976.9 cu ft/s (27.66 m/s) (estimate) |
Johnny Appleseed
Main article: Johnny AppleseedJonathan Chapman (1775-1843), aka Johnny Appleseed, planted his first apple orchard near Licking Creek. He took a load of apple seed from Pennsylvania cider presses into the Territory of Ohio in 1801, according to a Harper magazine article written in November 1871, "Johnny Appleseed - A Pioneer Hero" by W.D. Haley (pp. 830–836).
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Licking River has also been known as:
- Licking Creek
- Nepepenime Sepe
- Pataskala Creek
- Pataskala River
- Salt Lick Creek
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. Newark quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000.7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1983.
- U.S. Geological Survey. Zanesville-West quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000.7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1992.
- "Map of Ohio watersheds". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
- "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03115712". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03145173". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03145534". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- "USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Ohio: USGS 03147500 Licking River bl Dillon Dam near Dillon Falls OH". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
- United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Licking River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
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- "Johnny Appleseed - A Pioneer Hero".
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Licking River
- DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
- GNIS entries for U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Licking River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Fork Licking River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Fork Licking River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Licking River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otter Fork Licking River, U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Fork Licking River
External links
- Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve website
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website for Dillon Lake
- Dillon State Park website
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