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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 ...
( U.S. state).


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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 List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem), second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest Drainage system (geomorphology), drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson B ...
, nearly all by virtue of flowing to its major tributary, the
Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of ...
. Also listed are some important tributaries to the few Kentucky rivers that originate in, or flow through, other states. *
Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem), second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest Drainage system (geomorphology), drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson B ...
** Obion Creek ** Mayfield Creek **
Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of ...
*** 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 ...
**** Clarks River **** Blood River *** Cumberland River **** Little River **** Red River **** Obey River (Tennessee) ***** Wolf River ****
Big South Fork of the Cumberland River The Big South Fork of the Cumberland River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 river in the U.S. states of Tennessee and Kentucky. It is a major drainage fea ...
**** Rockcastle River **** Laurel River **** Clear Fork ***
Tradewater River The Tradewater River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 in western Kentucky in the United States. It drains ...
*** Green River **** Panther Creek ****
Pond River The Pond 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 western Kentucky in the United States.
**** Rough River **** Mud River **** Barren River *****
Gasper River The Gasper River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 13, 2011 river in southwestern Kentucky, United States. It flows northeasterly into the Barren River. It is a r ...
**** Little Reedy Creek **** Big Reedy Creek **** Bear Creek **** Nolin River ****
Little Barren River Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film * The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John ...
**** Russell Creek *** Salt River **** Rolling Fork *****
Beech Fork The Beech Fork, or Beech Fork River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 river in central Kentucky in the United States. It is a tributary of the Rolling F ...
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Chaplin River The Chaplin River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Beech Fork of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The name comes from Ca ...
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Floyds Fork Floyds Fork is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Salt River in Kentucky, directly south and east of Louisville. It begins in Henry County, ...
*** Beargrass Creek ***
Little Kentucky River The Little Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 in northern Kentucky in the United States. ...
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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 U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. The river and its t ...
**** Eagle Creek **** Elkhorn Creek ****
Benson Creek Benson may refer to: Animals *Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain Places Geography Canada * Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet United Kingdom *Benson, Oxfordshire ...
**** Dix River ***** Cedar Creek ****
Hickman Creek Hickman Creek is approximately 22 square mile tributary of the Kentucky River. Before flowing into the Kentucky River, Hickman Creek is formed from two separate creeks, East Hickman and West Hickman. West Hickman Creek flows through Fayette County ...
**** Silver Creek **** Red River **** North Fork Kentucky River ***** Middle Fork Kentucky River ***** Troublesome Creek ****
South Fork 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 trib ...
***** 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 Banklick Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Licking River in northern Kentucky in the United States. By the Licking River and the ...
**** South Fork Licking River ***** Townsend Creek **** North Fork Licking River *** Kinniconick Creek ***
Tygarts Creek Tygarts Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in Carter and Greenup counties of northeastern Kentucky in the United States. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed Ma ...
*** Little Sandy River *** Big Sandy River **** Blaine Creek ****
Levisa Fork The Levisa Fork (also known as the Levisa Fork River or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe Nati ...
***** Paint Creek *****
Russell Fork The Russell Fork, 1975 Board on Geographic Names decision is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and sout ...
**** Tug Fork ***** Blackberry Creek


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Banklick Creek Banklick Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Licking River in northern Kentucky in the United States. By the Licking River and the ...
* Barren River * Beargrass Creek *
Beaver Creek (Kentucky) Beaver Creek is a stream in Floyd County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is located between the towns of Martin and Allen City. Some of the first white visitors to Floyd County camped on Beaver Creek in 1775. There are 6 branches that come o ...
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Beech Fork The Beech Fork, or Beech Fork River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed May 13, 2011 river in central Kentucky in the United States. It is a tributary of the Rolling F ...
of the Salt River * Big Sandy River * Blackberry Creek * Blood River * Cassidy Creek * Cedar Creek *
Chaplin River The Chaplin River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Beech Fork of the Salt River in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The name comes from Ca ...
* Clarks River *
Clear Creek (Kentucky) Clear Creek is a stream in Bell County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Cumberland River. The waters of Clear Creek was said to hold medicinal qualities. See also *List of rivers of Kentucky List of rivers in Kentucky ( U ...
* Clear Fork *
Cruises Creek Cruises Creek is a stream in Boone and Kenton counties, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Licking River. Cruise Creek was named for Captain Cruise, an explorer who was killed near the stream in 1784. See also *List of ri ...
* Cumberland River * Defeated Creek (Knott County, Kentucky) * Defeated Creek (Letcher County, Kentucky) * Dix River * Dreaming Creek * Dry Creek (Kentucky) * Drennon Creek * Eddy Creek * Elkhorn Creek *
Floyds Fork Floyds Fork is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Salt River in Kentucky, directly south and east of Louisville. It begins in Henry County, ...
of the Salt River *
Gasper River The Gasper River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 13, 2011 river in southwestern Kentucky, United States. It flows northeasterly into the Barren River. It is a r ...
* Green River *
Hickman Creek Hickman Creek is approximately 22 square mile tributary of the Kentucky River. Before flowing into the Kentucky River, Hickman Creek is formed from two separate creeks, East Hickman and West Hickman. West Hickman Creek flows through Fayette County ...
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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 U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. The river and its t ...
* Laurel River * Lawrence Creek (Kentucky) *
Levisa Fork The Levisa Fork (also known as the Levisa Fork River or the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River) is a tributary of the Big Sandy River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe Nati ...
of the Big Sandy River * Licking River *
Little Barren River Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film * The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John ...
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Little Kentucky River The Little Kentucky River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 in northern Kentucky in the United States. ...
* Little River * Little Sandy River * Lynn Camp Creek * Massac Creek * Middle Fork Kentucky River *
Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem), second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest Drainage system (geomorphology), drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson B ...
* Mistaken Creek * Mud River * Nolin River * North Fork Kentucky River *
Ohio River The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of ...
* Paint Creek *
Pond River The Pond 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 western Kentucky in the United States.
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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. ...
* Red River (eastern Kentucky) * Red River (western Kentucky) * Rockcastle River * Rolling Fork of the Salt River * Rough River *
Russell Fork The Russell Fork, 1975 Board on Geographic Names decision is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Levisa Fork in southwestern Virginia and sout ...
of the Big Sandy River *
Salt Lick Creek (Kentucky) Salt Lick Creek is a stream in Lewis County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ohio River. The mineral lick from which Salt Lick Creek took its name was noted by settlers in the 18th century. Salt Lick Creek appeared on ma ...
* Salt River * Sap Branch * Silver Creek *
Sinking Creek (Breckinridge County, Kentucky) Sinking Creek is a stream in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ohio River. Sinking Creek was so named because it is a subterranean river for some of its length, disappearing underground before surfacin ...
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Sinking Creek (Jessamine County, Kentucky) Sinking Creek is a stream in Jessamine County, Kentucky, in the United States. Sinking Creek was so named because it is a subterranean river for some of its length, disappearing underground before surfacing again. See also *List of rivers of Ken ...
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South Fork 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 trib ...
* Squabble Creek *
Tearcoat Creek Tearcoat Creek (officially Tear Coat Creek, per 1931 federal Board on Geographic Names decision) is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 15, 2011 free-flowing tributa ...
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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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Tradewater River The Tradewater River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 13, 2011 in western Kentucky in the United States. It drains ...
* Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River *
Tygarts Creek Tygarts Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in Carter and Greenup counties of northeastern Kentucky in the United States. It is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed Ma ...
* Wolf River


References


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


See also

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List of rivers in the United States The following list is a list of rivers of the United States. Alphabetical listing ''Listings of the rivers in the United States by letter of the alphabet:'' A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - ...
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