IUSKINGUNI, a river of the United States, in the state of Ohio. This stream is formed by two branches. \Vhitewoman's and Tuscarawas rivers. The former vises by a number of sources in Richland, Knox, and Wayi.e counties, interlocking with the head waters of Sciota and Sandusky, entering Ohio, and Vermillion ancl 13Iack rivers, flowing into Lake Erie, passing through Coshocton county, join the Tuscarawas river at the town of Coshocton. The entire comparative length of Whitcwornan's river, from its mouth to the extreme source of Armstrong's creek in Richland county, is about seventy miles, draining- one of the most fertile tracts of land in the United States.
The Tuscarawas river has its sources in Harrison, Columbiana, Stark, Portage, Medina, and Wayne coun ties, interlocking with those of Rocky river and Caya hoga, flowing into Lake Erie, and Great Beaver enter ing Ohio. The Tuscarawas river is about ninety miles in length frona the town of Coshocton, to its extreme source in Medina county.
Below the junction of Whitewoman's and Tuscarawas rivers, the united waters take the name of Aluskingurn, -..vhich flowing south, eight miles, through Coshocton, re ceives from the east Hill's creek on the border of Musk ingum county, and continuing south a little west, twenty three miles to Zanesville, receives Licking creek from the weSt. After being precipitated over a fall of about
MUS seven feet, at Zanesville, the I\luskingum turns south east by south, and flowing sixty miles, enteis the Ohio river at Marietta. Between Zanesville and its efflux into Ohio, the Muskingum river passes through Musk ingum, Morgan, and Washington counties. This river is navigable with large batteaux to the falls below,Zanes ville; for boats of considerable size to Coshocton; and for small craft nearly to the source of the Tuscarawas, A canal has been projected to unite the latter stream to the head waters of Cayahoga river, and by this channel unite the Ohio river to Lake Erie. A canal, with locks, is already cut around the falls at Zanesville, opening a navigation into the centre of the state of Ohio.
The country drained by the sources of the Muskingum is generally level, but becomes more hilly approaching the Ohio river. In point of climate this river flows from North Lat. 41° 07' to North Lat. 39° 28'. The area it drains nearly circular, about 7850 square miles.