| Green River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Green_River_Kentucky_Mammoth_Cave02.jpg) Green River near Mammoth Cave National Park | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Greenkyrivermap.png) Green River Watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lincoln and Casey counties in Kentucky |
| • elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ohio River |
• elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Length | 384 mi (618 km) |
| Basin size | 25,400 km2 (9,800 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Spottsville, Kentucky |
| • average | 14,574 cu/ft. per sec.[2] |
The Green River is a 384-mile-long (618 km)[3] tributary of the Ohio River that rises in Lincoln County in south central Kentucky. Tributaries of the Green River include the Barren River, the Nolin River, the Pond River and the Rough River. The river was named after Nathanael Greene, a general of the American Revolutionary War.[4]
- ^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Green River". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Associate editors: Thomas D. Clark, Lowell H. Harrison, and James C. Klotter. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Kentucky: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 13, 2011
- ^ Benke, Arthur C.; Cushing, Colbert E. (2005). Rivers of North America. Academic Press. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-12-088253-3. Retrieved 24 March 2012.