Moxahala Creek

Moxahala Creek is a tributary of the Muskingum River, 29.2 miles (47.0 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 301 square miles (780 km2)[4]

Moxahala Creek
Along the creek south of Crooksville
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location4 mi (6.4 km) south of New Lexington
 • elevation~ 1,040 ft (320 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Muskingum River at South Zanesville
 • elevation
~ 680 ft (210 m)[2]
Length29.2 mi (47.0 km)
Basin size301 sq mi (780 km2)[3]

Moxahala Creek rises in southeastern Perry County and flows generally northward into southern Muskingum County, past Crooksville and Roseville. It joins the Muskingum River at South Zanesville.[5]

It was historically also known as Jonathan's Creek.[6]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. New Lexington quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1997.
  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 2007-03-11.
  4. Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf)
  5. DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-0-89933-233-8
  6. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 330. Retrieved 12 December 2013.



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