The Nolin River is a tributary of the Green River, 105 mi (169 km) long, in central Kentucky in the United States.^[1] Via the Green and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Nolin River" as the stream's name in 1933.^[2] A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Green River is a tributary of the Ohio River that rises in Lincoln County in south-central Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Frankfort Louisville Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 37th 40,444 sq mi  104,749 km² 140 miles  225 km 379 miles  610 km 1. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... A drainage basin is the area within the drainage basin divide (yellow outline), and drains the surface runoff and river discharge (blue lines) of a contiguous area. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the second-longest river in the United States; the longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is an American federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the U.S. government. ...

The Nolin River is formed in western LaRue County by the confluence of its short North^[3] and South^[4] Forks, both of which flow for their entire lengths in Larue County; the North Fork flows past Hodgenville. The Nolin then flows generally southwestwardly through or along the boundaries of Hardin, Grayson, Hart and Edmonson Counties. It joins the Green River in the western part of Mammoth Cave National Park, about 2 mi (3 km) northeast of Brownsville.^[5] LaRue County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Hodgenville is a city located in LaRue County, Kentucky. ... Hardin County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Grayson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Hart County is a county located in the state, or more correctly, Commonwealth of Kentucky. ... Edmonson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Mammoth Cave National Park is a U.S. National Park in central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the most extensive cave system known in the world. ... Brownsville is a city located in Edmonson County, Kentucky. ...

In Edmonson County, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam causes the river to form Nolin River Lake. 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. ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... Nolin river lake, May 2005 Nolin River Lake is an artificial lake in south central Kentucky created by the US Army Corps of Engineers. ...

See also

• List of Kentucky rivers

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Kentucky Big Sandy River Clarks River Cumberland River Dix River Green River Kentucky River Levisa Fork River (Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) Licking River Little Kentucky River Middle Fork Kentucky River Mississippi River Mud River North...

References

1. ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
2. ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Nolin River
3. ^ GNIS entry for North Fork Nolin River
4. ^ GNIS entry for South Fork Nolin River
5. ^ DeLorme (2005). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-340-0