Red River (Kentucky River tributary) explained

Red River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Kentucky
Discharge1 Location:Clay City, Kentucky
Discharge1 Avg:507 cu/ft. per sec.[1]

The Red River is a 97.2adj=midNaNadj=mid[2] tributary of the Kentucky River in east-central Kentucky in the United States. Via the Kentucky and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

It rises in the mountainous region of the Cumberland Plateau, in eastern Wolfe County, approximately east of Campton. It flows generally west, through Red River Gorge in the Daniel Boone National Forest, then past Stanton and Clay City. It joins the Kentucky approximately southeast of Winchester.

In 1993, a 20miles stretch of the river in the Red River Gorge was designated by the federal government as a National Wild and Scenic River.

The book The Unforeseen Wilderness by Wendell Berry was written to deter the Army Corps of Engineers from damming the Red River Gorge in 1971.

Recreation

The largest golden redhorse ever taken in Kentucky (4 lbs., 5 oz.) was taken in the Red River.[3]

See also

External links

37.8526°N -84.0796°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03283500 RED RIVER AT CLAY CITY, KY.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 13, 2011
  3. Web site: Kentucky State Record Fish List . Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources . 2006-04-17 . 2007-02-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070210163838/http://fw.ky.gov/recordfish.asp . 2007-02-10 .