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The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River in Kentucky, United States. The 260-mile (420 km) river and its tributaries drain much of eastern and central Kentucky, passing through the Eastern Coalfield , the Cumberland Mountains , and the Bluegrass region . [ 2 ]
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.
The river hit a high of 16.8 early Thursday. The Kentucky Mesonet system, which has weather-monitoring stations statewide, said that as of 7 a.m. Thursday, 3.37 inches of rain had been recorded ...
Water levels in Eastern Kentucky setting records. 8 a.m. ... the water level of the North Fork Kentucky River in Whitesburg reached 20.91 feet at 10 a.m. Thursday, which broke the previous record ...
In southern Knott County, Carr Creek Lake rose over 15 feet (4.6 m) in 12 hours along the Carr Fork River, a tributary of the North Fork. [24] USGS river gauge for the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Whitesburg, showing water levels of almost 20 ft (6.1 m), exceeding the previous record level by over 5 ft (1.5 m).
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue of flowing to its major tributary, the Ohio River.
A bridge across the North Fork of the Kentucky River near Lost Creek, Ky., is flooded on Thursday, July 28, 2022. (Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP)
The system was renamed the McAlpine Locks and Dam in 1960 in honor of William McAlpine, who was the only civilian to have ever served as district engineer for the Corps of Louisville. At present, the normal pool elevation is 420 feet (130 m) above sea level and the drainage area above the dam is 91,170 square miles (236,000 km 2).