The Dix River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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in central

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in the

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. It begins in western Rockcastle County, about west of

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. It flows generally northwest, in a tight

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ing course, passing north of

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and east of Danville. Northeast of Danville it is impounded by the Dix Dam to form the

Herrington Lake Herrington Lake is a artificial lake located in Mercer, Garrard and Boyle counties in Kentucky, United States. The lake was created by Kentucky Utilities' damming of the Dix River, a tributary of the Kentucky River, in 1925 to generate hydroelect ...

reservoir. The river flows about before joining the Kentucky River near High Bridge, about southwest of Lexington, in the region of the

Kentucky River Palisades The Kentucky River Palisades are a series of steep, scenic Canyon, gorges and limestone outcroppings that stretch for approximately 100 mi (160 km), along the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States. Geology The Kentuc ...

. At Danville the river has a mean annual discharge of 480 cubic feet per second.USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Kentucky
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, with undulating hills over a bed of

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. The river is a popular destination for

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, in particular for varieties of bass. Occasionally, recreational kayakers and canoeists can be found on same-day trips. Water levels are Class I+ with possible mild class II.

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University of Kentucky: lower Dix River watershed
* Rivers of Kentucky Rivers of Rockcastle County, Kentucky Rivers of Lincoln County, Kentucky Rivers of Boyle County, Kentucky Rivers of Garrard County, Kentucky {{Kentucky-river-stub

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