Killbuck Creek is a tributary of the Walhonding River, [1] 81.7 mi (131.5 km) long, [2] in north-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 613 mi² (1588 km²). [2]
Killbuck Creek rises in northern Wayne County and initially flows in a counter-clockwise loop northward into southern Medina County and past the town of Burbank before turning to a southward course through Wayne, Holmes and Coshocton Counties to its mouth at the Walhonding River, [3] 5 mi (8 km) west of the city of Coshocton. [1] Along its course it flows to the west of the city of Wooster and passes the towns of Holmesville, Millersburg and Killbuck. [3]
A USGS stream gauge on the creek at Layland recorded a mean annual discharge of 502 cubic feet per second (14.2 m3/s) during water years 1924-1930. [4] According to a US Environmental Protection Agency estimate, the mean annual discharge of the creek at its mouth is 625.34 cu ft/s (17.708 m3/s). [5]
Killbuck Creek and the town of Killbuck are named for the Lenape war chief Bemino (fl. 1710s–1780s) — known as John Killbuck, Sr, to the whites. [6] [7] According to the Geographic Names Information System, the stream has been known and spelled variously over the years: [8]
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Killbuck Creek" as the stream's name in 1963.
Killbuck Creek is a tributary of the Walhonding River, [1] 81.7 mi (131.5 km) long, [2] in north-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 613 mi² (1588 km²). [2]
Killbuck Creek rises in northern Wayne County and initially flows in a counter-clockwise loop northward into southern Medina County and past the town of Burbank before turning to a southward course through Wayne, Holmes and Coshocton Counties to its mouth at the Walhonding River, [3] 5 mi (8 km) west of the city of Coshocton. [1] Along its course it flows to the west of the city of Wooster and passes the towns of Holmesville, Millersburg and Killbuck. [3]
A USGS stream gauge on the creek at Layland recorded a mean annual discharge of 502 cubic feet per second (14.2 m3/s) during water years 1924-1930. [4] According to a US Environmental Protection Agency estimate, the mean annual discharge of the creek at its mouth is 625.34 cu ft/s (17.708 m3/s). [5]
Killbuck Creek and the town of Killbuck are named for the Lenape war chief Bemino (fl. 1710s–1780s) — known as John Killbuck, Sr, to the whites. [6] [7] According to the Geographic Names Information System, the stream has been known and spelled variously over the years: [8]
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Killbuck Creek" as the stream's name in 1963.