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Encyclopedia > Dix River

The Dix River is a tributary of the Kentucky River, approximately 77 mi (124 km) long, in central Kentucky in the United States.


It rises western Rockcastle County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) west of Mount Vernon. It flows generally northwest, in a tight meandering course, passing north of Stanford and east of Danville. Northwest of Danville it is impounded to form the Herrington Lake reservoir. It joins the Kentucky near High Bridge, approximately 20 mi (32 km) southwest of Lexington, in the region of the Kentucky River Palisades.


The watershed of the river is lagely agricultural land, with undulating hills over a bed of limestone. The river is a popular destination for fly fishing, in particular for varieties of bass.


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Dix River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (147 words)
The Dix River is a tributary of the Kentucky River, approximately 77 mi (124 km) long, in central Kentucky in the United States.
The watershed of the river is lagely agricultural land, with undulating hills over a bed of limestone.
The river is a popular destination for fly fishing, in particular for varieties of bass.
MSN Encarta - Kentucky (1249 words)
All the major rivers in Kentucky eventually flow either northward or northwestward to the Ohio River, one of the major tributaries of the Mississippi River.
Within Kentucky are sections of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, two of the chief tributaries of the Ohio River.
The oldest reservoir is Herrington on the Dix River, a branch of the Kentucky River.
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