Ohio · Coshocton / Washington Co.

Muskingum River

Connected route:Black Fork Mohican River→Mohican River→Walhonding River→Muskingum River
Coshocton / Washington Co. · 112 mi · Class Flat
Optimal: 5000-25000 CFS · USGS #03150000
7,991 avg
11,500CFS
3.65 ft gauge height
Optimal
↓Falling (-200 cfs/hr)(-200 in 3h)
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
Avg flow: 7,991 cfsHist. median: 0 cfsUSGS #03150000
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark · First Navigation Historic District in the United States · Underground Railroad Route (1812-1861) · Designated Water Trail

Designated National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark — the hand-operated 19th-century river locks along the Muskingum River Parkway (Coshocton to Marietta) are still operational and remain among the only working hand-cranked navigation locks in the United States. The Muskingum was the first Navigation Historic District in the country and served as an Underground Railroad route from approximately 1812 to 1861, carrying freedom seekers north toward Lake Erie. Today it is a 112-mile water trail of broad pool-and-lock paddling between historic lock-keeper houses, ending at the Ohio River confluence in Marietta.

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