Killbuck Creek

Map of Kill Buck Creeks within the catchment area of ​​the Walhonding River.

Template: Infobox River / BILD_fehlt

Template: Infobox River / Obsolete

The Killbuck Creek is a 132 km long tributary of the Walhonding River in the northeast of the U.S. state of Ohio. The water of the river with a catchment area of 1,588 km ² passes over the Walhonding, Muskingum and Ohio River to the Mississippi. 35 % of the catchment area consists of forest, followed by farmland with 29% and pastures with 22 %, while about 10% are cultivated.

The Killbuck Creek rises in northern Wayne County, initially flows south and then turns to the southwest into the Medina County. After passing the city of Burbank, he turns again to the south and flows meandering through the counties Holmes and Coshocton, to finally reach the confluence with the Walhonding River about 8 km west of the city of Coshocton. On his way south he touches the towns of Wooster in Wayne County and Holmesville, Millersburg and Killbuck in Holmes County.

The river's name is derived from the Delaware Chief Killbuck or Gelelemend who has lived for a time in this area in the 18th century. Since 1963, the river is officially called Killbuck Creek, according to the United States Board on Geographic Names. Previously it was called also Killbuck Run, Kill Buck Creek, Kilbuck River or similar spellings.