Killbuck Creek
Killbuck Creek is a tributary of the Walhonding River, 81.7 mi long, in north-central Ohio in the United States. Via the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 613 mi².
Killbuck Creek rises in northern Wayne County and initially flows in a counter-clockwise loop northward into southern Medina County and past the town of Burbank before turning to a southward course through Wayne, Holmes and Coshocton Counties to its mouth at the Walhonding River, 5 mi west of the city of Coshocton. Along its course it flows to the west of the city of Wooster and passes the towns of Holmesville, Millersburg and Killbuck.
A United [States Geological Survey|USGS] stream gauge on the creek at Layland recorded a mean annual discharge of during water years 1924-1930. According to a United States [Environmental Protection Agency|US Environmental Protection Agency] estimate, the mean annual discharge of the creek at its mouth is.
Name
Killbuck Creek and the town of Killbuck are named for the Lenape war chief Bemino — known as John Killbuck, Sr, to the whites. According to the Geographic [Names Information System], the stream has been known and spelled variously over the years:- Kilbuck Creek
- Killbuck Run
- Killbucks Creek
- Kilbuck River
- Kill-Buck River