The Mohican River is a principal

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of the Walhonding River, about long, in north-central

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in the

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. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and

Rivers, it is part of the

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of the

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, draining an area of .Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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/ref> The Mohican River is formed in Ashland County, about southwest of Loudonville,

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of the Black Fork and the Clear Fork. It then flows generally south-southeast through western

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and northeastern Knox Counties, past the community of

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, into northwestern Coshocton County, where it joins the Kokosing River to form the Walhonding River. It collects the Lake Fork in Holmes County. Near

the river is spanned by the

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, the second longest

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Variant names and spellings

The river was named after the Mohican Indian tribe. According to the

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, the Mohican River has also been known historically as: * Margrets Creek * Mohecan Creek * Mohiccan Creek * Mohiccan John Creek * Mohiccon Creek * Mohickan Creek * Mohickin Johns River

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Variant names and spellings

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