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The Kokosing River ( ko-KO-sing) is a tributary of the Walhonding River, 57.2 miles (92.1 km) long, in east-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum River and Ohio River Rivers, it is part of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 482 square miles (1248 km2).Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf) Etymologically, "Kokosing" translates roughly to "River of Little Owls". The Kokosing River rises in Morrow County, northeast of Mount Gilead, and initially flows southwardly. It turns eastwardly near Chesterville and flows through Knox and Coshocton Counties, passing the communities of Mount Vernon, Gambier and Howard. In western Coshocton County the Kokosing joins the Mohican River to form the Walhonding River, about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Nellie.DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.
Upstream of Mount Vernon, the Kokosing collects its largest tributary, the North Branch Kokosing River, which rises in Morrow County and flows southeastwardly through Knox County, past Fredericktown.
Between Mount Vernon and Howard, the river is roughly paralleled by a rail trail, the Kokosing Gap Trail which continues to the town of Danville.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Kokosing River has also been known historically as:
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