Red Bird River

Red Bird River
Red Bird River near the county line of Clay and Bell Counties
Physical characteristics
MouthSouth Fork Kentucky River
 • coordinates
37°16′11″N 83°38′36″W / 37.26959°N 83.64344°W / 37.26959; -83.64344 (mouth of Red Bird River)

The Red Bird River (a.k.a. Red Bird Creek[1] or Redbird Creek[2]) is one of two tributaries at the head of the South Fork Kentucky River, the other being the Goose Creek.[3] It is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest, in the southeast of the U.S. state of Kentucky.[4] It is 34.3 miles (55.2 km)[5] long and drains the eastern half of Clay County.[4]

  1. ^ Rennick 2000c, p. 28.
  2. ^ Hodge 1918, p. 178.
  3. ^ Rennick 2000c, p. 2.
  4. ^ a b Sehlinger & Molloy 2011, p. 68.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 13, 2011