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The Barren River [1] is a 135-mile-long (217 km) river in Southcentral Kentucky, United States, and a tributary of the Green River. [2] The watershed of the Green River is the largest of the twelve major river watersheds in Kentucky. [3] The Barren River rises near the Tennessee border in Monroe County and flows into the Green in northeast ...
Barren River Lake is a 10,100 acres (41 km 2), reservoir in Kentucky created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1964 by impounding the Barren River. The lake occupies parts of Allen , Barren , and Monroe counties.
Barren River Lake State Resort Park is a 1,053-acre (426 ha) park located in Barren County, Kentucky and extending into parts of Allen County and Monroe County. [2] Barren River Lake, its major feature, is an artificial lake created with the building of a 146-foot-high (45 m) dam by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begun in 1960.
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.
The river has reached similar levels and even higher in the past, according to the National Weather Service of Paducah. No danger after false spike throws prompts major flood stage reading at ...
Barren River Lake is located in the southern part of the county, forming part of its boundary with Allen County. Barren River Lake State Resort Park is located primarily within Barren County, along the lake's shoreline.
Jordan Yuodis, spokesperson for Anchorage Middletown Fire and EMS, said Sgt. Christian Smith died in an "accidental drowning" while boating with friends at Barren River Lake in southern Kentucky ...
Kentucky Route 252 (KY 252, known locally as Port Oliver Circle, or Barren River Dam Road) is a 16.093-mile-long (25.899 km) north–south route traversing two counties in south-central Kentucky in the Barren River Lake area.