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The streams are numerous, though not of large size. The most 

 important is the Killbuck, which rises in the northern part of the County, 

 flows in a southerly direction entirely across the western portion, passing 

 within a mile of Wooster, and in the continuance of its course beyond 

 the limits of the County, finally discharges its waters into the Muskingum. 

 The next in size is the Chippewa, which, however, flows through only the 

 two northeastern townships, becoming in its extralimital course tributary 

 to the Tuscarawas River. Newman's Creek, another tributary of the 

 Tuscarawas, rises in the eastern portion of the County, and flows out in 

 a northeasterly direction, draining the region known as Newman's Swamp. 

 In the extreme western portion the Muddy Fork of the Mohican makes a 

 wide circuit into the two central townships ; while the southeastern por- 

 tion of the County is drained by Sugar Creek and Salt Creek. Apple 

 Creek is the main tributary of the Killbuck, and joins the latter near 

 Wooster, its own branches flowing from the east and northeast. All these 

 streams are fed by numerous smaller ones, some of which are, however, 

 almost entirely dry during protracted absence of rain. The majority of 

 the main streams are crooked creeks, with generally very sluggish cur- 

 rents and very low banks. The elevations and hills, which in many 

 places slope back from the larger streams, apparently indicate by their 

 evidences of erosion that the flowing water has cut down through them 

 to the channels now occupied. 



The few lakes are situated in the northeastern and southwestern 

 parts of the County, the largest being Fox Lake, which lies only a short 

 distance from the line of Stark County. Its water is clear and very deep, 

 and it appears to be a favorite resort for both water birds and shore birds. 

 All the other lakes are much smaller. Near the southwestern corner of 

 the County, but just outside its boundaries, is situated a group of four or 

 five lakes, two of which, Long Lake and Odell's Lake, are of considerable 

 size. The northern extremity of the latter is said to be within the County. 

 The character of these lakes is much the same as of those previously men- 

 tioned, the shores being partially or wholly marshy and covered in places 

 with a thick growth of cat- tail flags (Typha lattfolia) or yellow water lilies 

 (Nymph&a advena)\ such vegetation forming the favorite summer home 

 of the Least Bittern (Ar delta exilis). In suitable places in these lakes the 

 white water lily (Castalia odorata) is found in abundance. 



Bordering most of the streams of Wayne County are level low lands, 

 which along the larger water courses are sometimes several miles in width. 

 During seasons of heavy rainfall these bottom lands are overflowed, and 

 when this occurs during the fall or early spring, Ducks and other water 

 birds are much more than usually abundant. Many portions of these 

 lands have been drained and are now under cultivation. There are here 



