South Fork Kentucky River

South Fork Kentucky River
Physical characteristics
MouthKentucky River[1]
 • location
just downstream of Beattyville[1]
 • coordinates
37°34′12″N 83°42′39″W / 37.56999°N 83.71075°W / 37.56999; -83.71075 (mouth of South Fork Kentucky River)

South Fork Kentucky River is a river in Kentucky in the United States.[1] It is a fork of the Kentucky River that it joins just downstream of Beattyville.[1] It is approximately 30 mi (48 km) long.[citation needed]

It was not originally named South Fork.[2] Two of its three major tributaries are the forks at its head, the Red Bird River and Goose Creek, whose confluence is at Oneida. [1][2] Before the 19th century, Goose Creek also incorporated what is today known as South Fork Kentucky River.[2]

It flows generally north in a highly meandering course through the mountainous Cumberland Plateau region.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d e Quinones et al. 1981, p. 12.
  2. ^ a b c Rennick 2000c, pp. 3–4.