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Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

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drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...

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 The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it fl ...

, 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. *

** Obion Creek ** Mayfield Creek ** Ohio River *** Goose Creek *** Massac Creek ***

Tennessee River The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. It is approximately long and is located in the southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. The river was once popularly known as the Cherokee River, among other name ...

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Clarks River The Clarks River, named for William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of the Tennessee River in the Ja ...

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Blood River Blood River ( af, Bloedrivier; zu, Ncome) is situated in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This river has its sources in the hills south-east of Utrecht; leaving the highlands it is joined by two important tributaries that originate in the Schurvebe ...

*** Cumberland River ****

Little River Little River may refer to several places: Australia Streams New South Wales *Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River * Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...

**** Red River **** Obey River (Tennessee) ***** Wolf River **** Big South Fork of the Cumberland River ****

Rockcastle River The Rockcastle River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 8, 2011 river primarily in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States. It is a tributary of the Cumberland Ri ...

**** Laurel River **** Clear Fork *** Tradewater River ***

Green River Green River may refer to: Rivers Canada * Green River (British Columbia), a tributary of the Lillooet River *Green River, a tributary of the Saint John River, also known by its French name of Rivière Verte *Green River (Ontario), a tributary of ...

**** Panther Creek **** Pond River ****

Rough River The Rough River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Green River in west-central Kentucky in the United States. It's located about 70 miles ...

**** Mud River ****

Barren River The Barren River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 13, 2011 river in western Kentucky, United States. It is the largest tributary of the Green River, which drains ...

***** Gasper River **** Little Reedy Creek **** Big Reedy Creek **** Bear Creek **** Nolin River **** Little Barren River **** Russell Creek *** Salt River **** Rolling Fork ***** Beech Fork ****** Chaplin River **** Floyds Fork *** Beargrass Creek *** Little Kentucky River ***

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 U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. The river and its tri ...

**** Eagle Creek **** Elkhorn Creek **** Benson Creek ****

Dix River The Dix River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States. It begins in western Rockcast ...

***** Cedar Creek **** Hickman Creek **** Silver Creek **** Red River **** North Fork Kentucky River ***** Middle Fork Kentucky River ***** Troublesome Creek **** South Fork Kentucky River ***** Goose Creek *****

Red Bird River The Red Bird River is one of two tributaries at the head of the South Fork of the Kentucky River, the other being the Goose Creek. It is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in extreme southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky ...

*** Taylors Creek *** Licking River **** Banklick Creek **** South Fork Licking River *****

Townsend Creek Townsend Creek is a stream in Bourbon and Harrison counties, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the South Fork Licking River. It was named for John Townsend, who settled near the creek in 1775. See also *List of rivers of Kent ...

**** North Fork Licking River *** Kinniconick Creek *** Tygarts Creek *** Little Sandy River *** Big Sandy River **** Blaine Creek **** Levisa Fork ***** Paint Creek ***** Russell Fork ****

Tug Fork The Tug Fork is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 13, 2011 in southwestern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia, and eastern ...

***** Blackberry Creek

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* Banklick Creek *

* Beargrass Creek * Beaver Creek (Kentucky) * Beech Fork of the Salt River * Big Sandy River * Blackberry Creek *

* Cassidy Creek * Cedar Creek * Chaplin River *

* Clear Creek (Kentucky) * Clear Fork * Cruises Creek * Cumberland River * Defeated Creek (Knott County, Kentucky) * Defeated Creek (Letcher County, Kentucky) *

* Dreaming Creek * Dry Creek (Kentucky) * Drennon Creek * Eddy Creek * Elkhorn Creek * Floyds Fork of the Salt River * Gasper River *

* Hickman Creek *

* Laurel River * Lawrence Creek (Kentucky) * Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River * Licking River * Little Barren River * Little Kentucky River *

* Little Sandy River *

Lynn Camp Creek Lynn Camp Creek is a stream in Hart County, Kentucky, Hart and LaRue County, Kentucky, LaRue counties, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Green River (Kentucky), Green River. Lynn Camp Creek was named for Benjamin Lynn, an exp ...

* Massac Creek * Middle Fork Kentucky River *

Mistaken Creek Mistaken Creek is a stream in Grayson County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Mistaken Creek was likely so named because it was mistaken by surveyors for another nearby stream. Mistaken Creek has been noted for its unusual place name. See also *L ...

* Mud River * Nolin River * North Fork Kentucky River * Ohio River * Paint Creek * Pond River *

* Red River (eastern Kentucky) * Red River (western Kentucky) *

* Rolling Fork of the Salt River *

* Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River * Salt Lick Creek (Kentucky) * Salt River * Sap Branch * Silver Creek * Sinking Creek (Breckinridge County, Kentucky) * Sinking Creek (Jessamine County, Kentucky) * South Fork Kentucky River * Squabble Creek * Tearcoat Creek *

* Tradewater River *

of the Big Sandy River * Tygarts Creek * Wolf River

References

USGS Geographic Names Information Service
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map – State of Kentucky (1974)

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drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...