The Ashland Source (Ohio) reports the Mohican River was designated an Ohio scenic river in 2006.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources only awards the title to rivers and streams with “pristine water quality, undeveloped riparian habitat and historic or outdoor recreation values that should be preserved.”

But an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency survey of Ohio’s 29 major rivers published in 2024 found the Mohican River was the only river to show a significant decline in condition.

Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. of Toledo prepared plans to improve water quality at the headwaters of Clear Fork Mohican River and the village of Pavonia’s stretch of the Black Fork Mohican River last year.

Read more about the plans here.