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North Fork Kentucky River is a river in Kentucky in the United States. [3] It is a fork of the Kentucky River that it joins just upstream of Beattyville. [3] It is nearly 148 miles (238 km) long with an average slope of 3.2 feet per mile (0.61 m/km), [1] and an overall basin size (at Jackson) of 1,101 square miles (2,850 km 2) [4]
A long way by river along North Fork but a short distance by rail from Hazard is the Lennut railway station, which was opened to serve a mining camp operated by the North Fork Coal Company. [21] The Lennut post office was established on 1914-07-10 by postmaster Kelley E. Watts. [21]
The mouth of Lotts Creek at the North Fork tributaries at Hazard, Kentucky is at altitude 820 feet (250 m) above sea level, with the highway bridge that crosses it there being at altitude 842 feet (257 m). [2] The course of the river is generally north-westerly, with an overall gradient of 22.64 feet per mile (4.288 m/km). [1]
Water levels at the North Fork Kentucky River in Hazard didn’t quite reach record levels but still topped out at 25.74 feet at 11:15 p.m. Thursday, which is the highest it’s been since March 2021.
This aerial photo shows the the North Fork of the Kentucky River inundating Hazard. Three people in the Hazard area drowned or died of exposure, and an elderly couple died near town when a house ...
Troublesome Creek in Hindman, Kentucky. Troublesome Creek is a creek in Breathitt, Perry and Knott counties, Kentucky, a fork of the North Fork Kentucky River. [1] It is 41.46 miles (66.72 km) long with a gradient of 8.92 feet per mile (168.9 cm/km), normally free-flowing, and with banks that vary between tree-lined and open.
The North Fork near Combs. The North Fork Kentucky River is approximately 168 miles (270 km) long. [2] At Airdale, the North Fork has a mean average discharge of approximately 863 cubic feet per second, per data collected during the period 1930–1942. [6] The Middle Fork Kentucky River is approximately 105 miles (169 km) long. [2]
— The reservoir behind North Fork Dam, across the North Fork of Bens Creek, is the primary source of domestic water supply for Greater Johnstown. The 1930s dam also presents a flood risk since ...