Ohio · Richland / Ashland Co.

Black Fork Mohican River

Connected route:Black Fork Mohican River→Mohican River→Walhonding River→Muskingum River
Richland / Ashland Co. · 36 mi · Class I–II
Optimal: 150–800 CFS · USGS #03131500
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7.36 ft gauge height
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Avg flow: 427 cfsHist. median: 0 cfsUSGS #03131500
Mohican Watershed · Charles Mill Reservoir

Headwaters tributary of the Mohican system, flowing south from Shelby through Charles Mill Reservoir and into the Mohican proper at Loudonville. Quiet flatwater above Charles Mill Dam; Class I–II below the dam through Ashland County farmland to the Mohican confluence. Together with the Clear Fork forms the Mohican River. The Black Fork is the upstream put-in for the historic multi-day Black Fork → Mohican → Walhonding → Muskingum → Ohio canoe route.

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