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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 ]
All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue of flowing to its major tributary, the Ohio River. Also listed are some important tributaries to the few Kentucky rivers that originate in, or flow through, other states.
At 10 a.m. Friday the water level sat at 42.27 and was projected to go down to a more normal level Sunday. Water levels at the North Fork Kentucky River in Hazard didn’t quite reach record ...
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]
The Dix River near its headwaters in Brodhead. The Dix River is a 79.3-mile-long (127.6 km) [1] tributary of the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States. It begins in western Rockcastle County, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Mount Vernon.
The USGS gaging-station (number 3-2775) for the North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard is maintained at this bend, at on the right bank on the downstream side of Woodland Park Bridge, 150 feet (46 m) upstream from Hazard city waterworks and 4.0 miles (6.4 km) upstream from Lotts
Eagle Creek is a long meandering stream running through several counties in central Kentucky in the United States. It is a tributary of the Kentucky River , the confluence of which is near Worthville in Carroll County .
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).