Rockcastle River

Geobox | River
name = Rockcastle River
category = River

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image_size = 300
image_caption = A kayak on the Rockcastle River
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country = United States
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state = Kentucky
region_type = County
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source = Jackson County line
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source_state = Idaho
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source_lat_d = 37
source_lat_m = 20
source_lat_s = 10
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 84
source_long_m = 7
source_long_s = 8
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = GNIS|515038|Rockcastle River]
mouth = Cumberland River
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mouth_state = Idaho
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mouth_lat_d = 36
mouth_lat_m = 57
mouth_lat_s = 36
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mouth_long_d = 84
mouth_long_m = 21
mouth_long_s = 25
mouth_long_EW = W
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mouth_elevation_imperial = 722
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length_imperial = 75
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watershed_imperial = 4100
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map1 = Kentucky Locator Map.png map1_size = 300
map1_caption = Location of the mouth of the Rockcastle River in Kentucky
map1_locator = Kentucky
commons = The Rockcastle River is a river primarily in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. In 1750 it was discovered and named the "Lawless River" by Dr. Thomas Walker and his exploring party. It was soon renamed for its castle-like rock formations by hunter Isaac Lindsey. It is about 60 to 80 feet wide throughout its length. The river has an important native walleye population that has stabilized in recent years. This river is the ultimate whitewater canoe river in Kentucky despite the Cumberland's claim to such. A trip down the lower Rockcastle is one of the most remote trips into the Appalachian wilderness you can have without hiking the Appalachian Trail.

The river has two forks. The Middle Fork, which forms in Southern Jackson County, and the South Fork, which forms in Clay County, Kentucky. They meet at the Jackson County Line and flow south, forming the southeast border of Rockcastle County. It makes up the border between Pulaski and Laurel counties before flowing into the Cumberland River.

References

External links

* [http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/boone/districts/london/rockcastle.shtml US Forest Service - Rockcastle River Watershed]