The Walhonding River is a principal tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Muskingum River

Muskingum River

The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles 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...

, 23.5 miles (37.8 km) long, in east-central Ohio

Ohio

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 in the United States

United States

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. Via the Muskingum and Ohio

Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

 Rivers, it is part of the watershed

Drainage basin

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 of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

. It drains an area of 2,252 square miles (5,833 km²).

The Walhonding flows for its entire length in Coshocton County

Coshocton County, Ohio

Coshocton County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 36,901. Its county seat is Coshocton. Its name comes from the Delaware Indian language and has been translated as "union of waters" or "black bear crossing".The Coshocton...

. It is formed by the confluence

Confluence (geography)

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 of the Mohican River

Mohican River

The Mohican River is a principal tributary of the Walhonding River, about 40 miles long, 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, draining an area of 999 square miles .The Mohican River is...

 and the Kokosing River

Kokosing River

The Kokosing River is a tributary of the Walhonding River, 57.2 miles long, in east-central Ohio in the United States...

 and flows generally east-southeast, passing through Mohawk Dam, which was built in the 1930s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the purpose of flood

Flood

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 control in the Muskingum River watershed, and through the towns of Nellie

Nellie, Ohio

Nellie is a village in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States, along the Walhonding River. The population was 134 at the 2000 census.The 1930s-era Mohawk Dam, a dry dam built for flood control, is just to the north and west of the village.-Geography:...

 and Warsaw

Warsaw, Ohio

Warsaw is a village in Coshocton County, Ohio, United States, along the Walhonding River. The population was 781 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warsaw is located at ....

. Downstream of Warsaw it collects Killbuck Creek

Killbuck Creek

Killbuck Creek is a tributary of the Walhonding River, 81.7 mi long, 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 meets the Tuscarawas River

Tuscarawas River

The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States...

 at the city of Coshocton

Coshocton, Ohio

Coshocton is a city in and the county seat of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The population of the city was 11,682 at the 2000 census. The Walhonding River and the Tuscarawas River meet in Coshocton to form the Muskingum River....

 to form the Muskingum River.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System

Geographic Names Information System

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, the Walhonding River has also been known historically as:

• Walhandink River
• White Woman Creek
• White Woman River
• White Womans Creek
• White Womans River
• Whitemans Creek
• Whitewoman Creek
• Whitewomans Creek
• Wolhonding River