Licking River (Kentucky)

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Licking River
The mouth of the Licking River, where it joins the Ohio River
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Magoffin County, Kentucky
Mouth
• location	Ohio River
Length	303 miles (488 km)
Basin size	3,709 sq mi (9,610 km2)
Discharge
• location	Alexandria, Kentucky
• average	5,694 cu/ft. per sec.[1]

The Licking River is a partly navigable, 303-mile-long (488 km)^[2] tributary of the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky. The river and its tributaries drain much of the region of northeastern Kentucky between the watersheds of the Kentucky River to the west and the Big Sandy River to the east. The North Fork Licking River, in Pendleton County, Kentucky, is one of its tributaries. The South Fork Licking River, in counties including Harrison County, Kentucky, is another.