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The Licking River is a tributary of the Muskingum River, about 40 mi (65 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

Licking River
The Licking River in Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve
Location
CountryUS
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNewark in Licking County
 • elevation800 ft (240 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Muskingum River in Zanesville
 • elevation
680 ft (210 m)[2]
Basin size779 sq mi (2,020 km2)[3]
Map of the Muskingum River watershed showing the Licking River
Map of the Muskingum River watershed showing the Licking River
Historic view of the Licking River from Geography of Ohio, 1923
Historic view of the Licking River from "Geography of Ohio," 1923

Course


The Licking River is formed at Newark in Licking County by the confluence of its north and south forks including many other small fishable streams.

From Newark, the Licking River flows generally eastwardly through the Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve into Muskingum County, where it turns southeastwardly. It joins the Muskingum River at Zanesville; the confluence of the two rivers is spanned by a Y-shaped bridge.

Upstream of Zanesville, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam causes the river to form Dillon Lake, along which Dillon State Park is located.


Flow rate


RiverLocationTime periodAnnual mean discharge
North Fork Licking RiverUSGS stream gauge in NewarkWater years 2011-2019324.3 cu ft/s (9.18 m3/s)[4]
South Fork Licking RiverUSGS stream gauge in HeathWater years 2011-2019263.9 cu ft/s (7.47 m3/s)[5]
Raccoon Creek (tributary of South Fork)USGS stream gauge in NewarkWater years 2011-2019166.1 cu ft/s (4.70 m3/s)[6]
Licking RiverUSGS stream gauge near Dillon FallsWater years 1985-1991922.2 cu ft/s (26.11 m3/s)[7]
Licking Rivermouth (Zanesville)976.9 cu ft/s (27.66 m3/s) (estimate)[8]

Johnny Appleseed


Main article: Johnny Appleseed

Jonathan Chapman (1775-1843), aka Johnny Appleseed, planted his first apple orchard near Licking Creek. He took a load of apple seed from Pennsylvania cider presses into the Territory of Ohio in 1801, according to a Harper magazine article written in November 1871, "Johnny Appleseed - A Pioneer Hero" by W.D. Haley (pp. 830–836).[9][10]

Long, long after, When settlers put up beam and rafter, They asked of the birds, "Who gave this fruit? Who watched this fence till the seeds took root? Who gave these boughs?" They asked the sky, And there was no reply. But the robin might have said, "To the farthest west he has followed the sun, His life and his empire just begun." Self-scourged, like a monk, with a throne for wages, Stripped, like the iron-souled Hindu sages, Draped like a statue, in strings like a scarecrow, His helmet-hat an old tin pan, But worn in the love of the heart of man, More sane than the helm of Tamerlane! Hairy Ainu, wild man of Borneo, Robinson Crusoe - Johnny Appleseed!

And the robin might have said, "Sowing he goes to the far new West, With the apple, the sun of his burning breast- The apple allied to the thorn, Child of the rose." [11]


Variant names


According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Licking River has also been known as:


See also



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey. Newark quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000.7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1983.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. Zanesville-West quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000.7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1992.
  3. "Map of Ohio watersheds". Archived from the original on March 11, 2007.
  4. "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03115712". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  5. "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03145173". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  6. "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03145534". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  7. "USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Ohio: USGS 03147500 Licking River bl Dillon Dam near Dillon Falls OH". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  8. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Licking River". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  9. "亚洲日韩va无码中文字幕_西西人体大胆高清啪啪_8x8x永久华人免费_亚洲综合无码中文字幕第2页".
  10. "Johnny Appleseed - A Pioneer Hero".
  11. the beginning of Vachel Lindsay's 3-part poem entitled "In Praise of Johnny Appleseed



На других языках

[de] Licking River (Ohio)

Der Licking River ist ein 65 km langer rechter Nebenfluss des Muskingum River im zentralen US-Bundesstaat Ohio. Der Abfluss erfolgt über den Muskingum, Ohio und Mississippi River in den Golf von Mexiko. Er gehört zum Flusssystem des Mississippi und entwässert ein Gebiet von rund 2.018 km². Die beiden Quellflüsse North Fork Licking River und South Fork Licking River vereinigen sich bei der Ortschaft Newark im Licking County und bilden den Licking River. Der 55 km lange North Fork Licking River entspringt im südwestlichen Morrow County bei Centerburg, während der 50 km lange South Fork of Licking River im südwestlichen Licking County seine Quelle hat. Von Newark aus fließt der Licking River ostwärts durch das Black Hand Gorge State Nature Reserve, eine 6 km lange Sandsteinformation mit einer durch den Fluss gebildeten Schlucht.[3] Danach biegt der Licking River nach Südosten ab und mündet bei Zanesville in den Muskingum River. Beide Flüsse werden hier von einer wie ein Y geformten Brücke überspannt, der Y-Bridge. Einige Kilometer oberhalb von Zanesville hat das U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1961 einen Staudamm gebaut, durch den der Dillon Lake gebildet wird. Laut dem Geographic Names Information System wurde der Fluss in seiner Besiedlungsgeschichte auch mit Licking Creek, Nepepenime Sepe, Pataskala River, Salt Lick Creek und ähnlichen Namen bezeichnet.[2]
- [en] Licking River (Ohio)

[ru] Ликинг (приток Маскингума)

Ликинг (англ. Licking River) — река в США, в центральной части штата Огайо. Является притоком реки Маскингум, которая в свою очередь является притоком реки Огайо. Составляет 23,7 км в длину. Площадь бассейна — 2018[2] км².


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