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The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, 259 mi (417 km) long, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The river and its tributaries drain much of the central region of the state, with its upper course passing through the coal-mining regions of the Cumberland Mountains, and its lower course passing through the Bluegrass region in the north central part of the state. Its watershed encompasses about 7,000 sq. mi (18,000 km²). It supplies drinking water to about one-sixth of the population of the state. Kentucky River Image copyleft: Image taken by me, released under GFDL Pollinator 04:58, Aug 23, 2004 (UTC) ( ) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Beattyville is a city in Lee County, Kentucky, United States. ...
The Ohio River is the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ...
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The Ohio River is the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. ...
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Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area Ranked 37th - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ...
Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ...
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Cumberland Mountains is a region in the southeastern section of the Appalachian Mountains. ...
Bluegrass and rock fence of local limestone in central Kentucky. ...
The river is navigable along its entire length because of a series of 14 locks built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and now under the management of the state-run Kentucky River Authority. The primary importance of the locks today is to maintain a pool that allows the city of Lexington to draw its drinking water from the river. Despite the fact that the Lexington area receives well over 40 inches (1000 mm) of precipitation annually, the limestone, karst geology of that area means that surprisingly little natural surface water is found in the region. United States Army Corps of Engineers logo The United States Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, is made up of some 34,600 civilian and 650 military men and women. ...
The Kentucky River Authority is an agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. ...
Nickname: Athens of the West Horse Capital of the World Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: Country State Counties United States Kentucky Fayette Mayor Teresa Isaac (D) Area - City 285. ...
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Karst topography occurs when a landscape is marked by underground drainage patterns. ...
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Description It is formed in central Kentucky at Beattyville, in Lee County, by the confluence of the North and South Forks at about 670 feet (204 m) elevation, and flows generally northwest, in a highly meandering course through the mountains, through the Daniel Boone National Forest, then past Irvine and Boonesborough, then southwest, passing south of Lexington, then north through Frankfort. It joins the Ohio at Carrollton. Beattyville is a city in Lee County, Kentucky, United States. ...
Lee County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...
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The Daniel Boone National Forest is the only national forest completely within the boundary of Kentucky. ...
Irvine is a city located in Estill County, Kentucky. ...
Boonesborough, Kentucky is an unincorporated community of Kentucky located in the central part of the state along the Kentucky River. ...
Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky, a state of the United States of America. ...
Carrollton is a city located in Carroll County, Kentucky. ...
Approximately 15 mi (25 km) southwest of Boonesborough it is joined by the Red River. Approximately 20 mi (30 km) southwest of Boonesborough it is joined by Silver Creek. At High Bridge, it is joined by the Dix River. At Frankfort, it is joined by Benson Creek. Approximately 10 mi (15 km) north of Frankfort, it is joined by Elkhorn Creek. See Red River for other rivers with this name The Red River is a tributary of the Kentucky River, approximately 57 mi (92 km) long, in east central Kentucky in the United States. ...
Silver Creek is a large creek that flows for approximately 30 miles through Madison County, Kentucky. ...
High Bridge, Kentucky is a small community located on the lower reaches of the Kentucky River near the mouth of the Dix River into the Kentucky and fairly near the mouth of the Kentucky River into the Ohio. ...
The Dix River is a tributary of the Kentucky River, approximately 77 mi (124 km) long, in central Kentucky in the United States. ...
The Elkhorn Creek is a creek running through several counties in Central Kentucky. ...
Between Clays Ferry in Madison County and Frankfort, the river passes through the Kentucky River Palisades, a series of dramatic steep gorges approximately 100 mi (160 km) in length. Madison County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...
The Kentucky River Palisades are series of steep, scenic gorges and limestone outcroppings that stretch for approximately 100 mi (160 km), along the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States. ...
A gorge is a narrow passage between steep mountains or hills. ...
According to Robert F. Collins of the United States Forest Service, Dr. Thomas Walker named the river, in 1750, Louisa River, after Princess Louisa, the wife of Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (Walker had just named the Cumberland River a month or two earlier). Over time the name Louisa became Levisa and shifted to the nearby stream today called Levisa Fork River. The USDA Forest Service, a United States government agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, is under the leadership of the United States Secretary of Agriculture. ...
Dr Thomas Walker was an English physician and explorer who led an expedition to what was then the Transalleghany area of British North America in the mid-18th century. ...
The Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, KG, KB, PC (15 April 1721–31 October 1765), a younger son of King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline, was a noted military leader. ...
The Cumberland River is an important waterway in the southern United States. ...
The Levisa Fork River (also called simply the Levisa Fork or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately 164 mi (264 km) long, in southwestern Virginia and eastern Kentucky in the United States. ...
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North Fork The North Fork Kentucky River is approximately 125 mi (201 km) long. It rises on the western side of Pine Mountain, in the Appalachians of extreme southeastern Kentucky, in eastern Letcher County near the Virginia state line. It flows generally northwest, in a winding course through the mountainous Cumberland Plateau, past Hazard and Jackson. It receives Rockhouse Creek at Blackey near its source. Approximately 8 mi (13 km) southeast of Hazard, it receives the Carr Fork. It receives Troublesome Creek at Haddix, southeast of Jackson. Three miles upstream from its confluence with the South Fork, it receives the Middle Fork. It joins the South Fork to form the Kentucky at Beattyville. Pine Mountain may refer to: Pine Mountain, Georgia Pine Mountain Observatory in Oregon, U.S.A. Pine Mountain Music Festival in Michigan, U.S.A. Pine Mountain Club, California, a location in Kern County Pine Mountain, a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky, Virginia & Tennessee This is a...
A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina Appalachia, the central and southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States, also including the Allegany and Cumberland Plateaus The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches) are a vast system of North American mountains, partly in Canada, but mostly in the...
Letcher County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 7. ...
The Cumberland Plateau includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia in the United States. ...
Hazard is a city located in Perry County, Kentucky. ...
Jackson is a city located in Breathitt County, Kentucky. ...
Blackey is a town located in Letcher County, Kentucky. ...
Troublesome Creek may mean: Streams in the United States: Troublesome Creek (Alabama) Troublesome Creek (Alaska) Troublesome Creek (Florida) Troublesome Creek (Illinois) Troublesome Creek (Iowa), in Pocahontas County. ...
Beattyville is a city in Lee County, Kentucky, United States. ...
Middle Fork The Middle Fork Kentucky River is a tributary of the North Fork Kentucky River, approximately 85 mi (137 km) long, in southeastern Kentucky in the United States. It rises in the Appalachian Mountains in extreme southeastern Kentucky, in northeastern Harlan County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) from the Virginia state line. It flows initially southwest, in the valley on the eastern side of Pine Mountain, then passes along the southeastern end of the ridge, flowing north through the Cumberland Plateau past Hyden. At Buckhorn, it is impounded to form the Buckhorn Lake reservoir. North of the reservoir it flows generally northwest and joins the North Fork in Lee County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) east of the confluence of the North and South forks at Beattyville. Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area Ranked 37th - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²) - Width 140 miles (225 km) - Length 379 miles (610 km) - % water 1. ...
A rainy day in the Great Smoky Mountains, Western North Carolina Appalachia, the central and southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States, also including the Allegany and Cumberland Plateaus The Appalachian Mountains (French: les Appalaches) are a vast system of North American mountains, partly in Canada, but mostly in the...
Location in the state of Kentucky Formed 1819 Seat Harlan Area - Total - Water 1,212 km² (468 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) 0. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area Ranked 35th - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²) - Width 200 miles (320 km) - Length 430 miles (690 km) - % water 7. ...
Pine Mountain may refer to: Pine Mountain, Georgia Pine Mountain Observatory in Oregon, U.S.A. Pine Mountain Music Festival in Michigan, U.S.A. Pine Mountain Club, California, a location in Kern County Pine Mountain, a ridge in the Appalachian Mountains running through Kentucky, Virginia & Tennessee This is a...
The Cumberland Plateau includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia in the United States. ...
Hyden is a city located in Leslie County, Kentucky. ...
Buckhorn is a city located in Perry County, Kentucky. ...
Buckhorn Lake, located in Buckhorn, Kentucky northwest of Hazard, Kentucky off of Kentucky State Highway 28, is a 3,480 acre, artificial lake. ...
Lee County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ...
Beattyville is a city in Lee County, Kentucky, United States. ...
South Fork The South Fork Kentucky River is approximately 30 mi (48 km) long. It formed in Clay County, at the town of Oneida, Kentucky in the Daniel Boone National Forest, approximately 10 mi (16 km) northeast of Manchester, by the confluence of Goose and Red Bird creeks. It flows generally north in a highly meandering course through the mountainous Cumberland Plateau region. It joins the North Fork to form the Kentucky at Beattyville. Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. ...
Oneida is a town in Clay County, Kentucky. ...
The Daniel Boone National Forest is the only national forest completely within the boundary of Kentucky. ...
Manchester is a city located in Clay County, Kentucky. ...
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The Cumberland Plateau includes much of eastern Kentucky and western West Virginia in the United States. ...
Beattyville is a city in Lee County, Kentucky, United States. ...
References - Collins, Robert F. "A History of the Daniel Boone National Forest". (1975)
- Arthur Benke & Colbert Cushing, "Rivers of North America". Elsevier Academic Press, 2005 ISBN 0-12-088253-1
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