Red River (Kentucky)

Red River (Kentucky)

"This article is about the tributary to the Kentucky River in eastern Kentucky. For the tributary to the Cumberland River, see Red River (Tennessee-Kentucky)."

The Red River is a tributary of the Kentucky River, approximately 57 mi (92 km) long, in east central Kentucky in the United States.

It rises in the mountainous region of the Cumberland Plateau, in eastern Wolfe County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) 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 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Winchester, Kentucky.

In 1993, a 20 mi (32 km) stretch of the river in the Red River Gorge was designated by the federal government as the Red Wild and Scenic River.

Recreation

The largest golden redhorse ever taken in Kentucky (4 lbs., 5 oz.) was taken in the Red River. [cite web |url=http://fw.ky.gov/recordfish.asp |title= Kentucky State Record Fish List |publisher=Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources |date=2006-04-17 |accessdate=2007-02-17]

ee also

*Clifty Wilderness

References

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/ U.S. Forest Service: Red River Gorge]
* [http://www.redriversaga.com/ THE RED RIVER SAGA]
* [http://www.redriversaga.com/biodiversity.html RRS: Red River Gorge Biodiversity]
* [http://www.redrivergorgearches.com/ Arches of the Red River Gorge]
* [http://www.redrivergorge.org/ Red River Gorge Geologic Area]
* [http://www.rivers.gov/wsr-red.html Wild and Scenic Red River]


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