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Drennon Creek
Drennon Creek is a stream in Henry County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Kentucky River. Drennon Creek was named for Jacob Drennon, who explored the area in the 1770s. See also *List of rivers of Kentucky List of rivers in Kentucky (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue o ... References Rivers of Henry County, Kentucky Rivers of Kentucky {{Kentucky-river-stub ...
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Henry County, Kentucky
Henry County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky bordering the Kentucky River. Its county seat is New Castle, but its largest city is Eminence. The county was founded in 1798 from portions of Shelby County. It was named for the statesman and governor of Virginia Patrick Henry. Henry County is included in the Louisville/ Jefferson County, KY- IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Since the 1990s, it has become an increasingly important exurb, especially as land prices have become higher in neighboring Oldham County. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a wet county. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.7%) is water. Adjacent counties * Carroll County (north) * Owen County (east) * Franklin County (southeast) * Shelby County (south) * Oldham County (west) * Trimble County (northwest) Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 15,060 ...
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United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territories, nine Minor Outlying Islands, and 326 Indian reservations. The United States is also in free association with three Pacific Island sovereign states: the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. It is the world's third-largest country by both land and total area. It shares land borders with Canada to its north and with Mexico to its south and has maritime borders with the Bahamas, Cuba, Russia, and other nations. With a population of over 333 million, it is the most populous country in the Americas and the third most populous in the world. The national capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. and its most populous city and principal financial center is New York City. Paleo-Americ ...
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Kentucky River
The Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 13, 2011 in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. Commonwealth 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 . It supplies drinking water to about one-sixth of the population of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The river is no longer navigable above Lock 4 at Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort. Concrete bulkhead (barrier), bulkheads have been poured behind the upper Lock (water transport), lock gates of Locks 5-14 to strengthen the weakest link in the dam structures. All 14 dams are now under the management of the state-run Kentucky River Authority. The pri ...
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List Of Rivers Of Kentucky
List of rivers in Kentucky (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. 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. *Mississippi River ** Obion Creek ** Mayfield Creek **Ohio River *** Goose Creek *** Massac Creek ***Tennessee River ****Clarks River ****Blood River ***Cumberland River ****Little River **** Red River **** Obey River (Tennessee) ***** Wolf River **** Big South Fork of the Cumberland River ****Rockcastle River ****Laurel River **** Clear Fork ***Tradewater River ***Green River **** Panther Creek ****Pond River ****Rough River **** Mud River ****Barren River *****Gasper River **** Little Reedy Creek **** Big Reedy Creek **** Bear Creek **** Nolin River **** Little Barren ...
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Rivers Of Henry County, Kentucky
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, " burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, sp ...
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