Kentucky River

E347754

river

The Kentucky River is a major waterway in central and eastern Kentucky known for its scenic gorges, historic locks and dams, and role in the region’s transportation and settlement.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Kentucky River canonical	17
Kentucky River (nearby)	1
Kentucky River channel	1
Kentucky River headwaters	1
Kentucky River watershed	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river ⓘ
basinCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
confluenceLocation	Carrollton, Kentucky ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crosses	Kentucky River Palisades region ⓘ surface form: Kentucky River Palisades
drainageBasin	Kentucky River basin ⓘ
flowsThrough	Beattyville, Kentucky ⓘ Carroll County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Estill County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayette County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankfort, Kentucky ⓘ Henry County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Irvine, Kentucky ⓘ Jessamine County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholasville, Kentucky ⓘ Owen County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond, Kentucky ⓘ Versailles, Kentucky ⓘ
hasStructure	Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 1 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 10 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 11 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 12 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 2 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 3 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 4 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 5 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 6 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 7 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 8 ⓘ Kentucky River Lock and Dam No. 9 ⓘ
hasTributary	Benson Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Dix River ⓘ Eagle Creek (Kentucky) ⓘ Elkhorn Creek (Kentucky) ⓘ Middle Fork Kentucky River ⓘ North Fork Kentucky River ⓘ Paint Lick Creek ⓘ Red River (Kentucky) ⓘ Silver Creek (Kentucky) ⓘ South Fork Kentucky River ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important route for 19th-century river transport in Kentucky ⓘ
knownFor	historic locks and dams ⓘ limestone palisades ⓘ role in early transportation in Kentucky ⓘ role in regional settlement and commerce ⓘ scenic gorges ⓘ
length	approximately 260 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky central Kentucky ⓘ eastern Kentucky ⓘ
mouthOf	Ohio River ⓘ
passesNear	Bluegrass region of Kentucky ⓘ Lexington ⓘ surface form: Lexington, Kentucky
region	Appalachian Plateau ⓘ Kentucky Bluegrass region ⓘ surface form: Bluegrass physiographic region
sourceLocation	Beattyville, Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Beattyville, Kentucky area confluence of North, Middle, and South Forks of the Kentucky River ⓘ
tributaryOf	Ohio River ⓘ
usedFor	navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water supply for central Kentucky communities ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill → locatedNear → Kentucky River ⓘ

Fayette County, Kentucky → hasRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ

Jessamine County, Kentucky → hasRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ

Woodford County, Kentucky → hasRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ

Frankfort, Kentucky → locatedOnRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ

Mercer County, Kentucky → hasWaterBody → Kentucky River ⓘ

Franklin County, Kentucky → contains → Kentucky River ⓘ

Nicholasville, Kentucky → locatedNear → Kentucky River ⓘ

Wilmore, Kentucky → hasRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kentucky River (nearby)

Fort Boonesborough State Park → locatedOn → Kentucky River ⓘ

Fort Boonesborough State Park → hasWaterBody → Kentucky River ⓘ

Kentucky River shoreline → locatedOn → Kentucky River ⓘ

subject surface form: Kentucky River shoreline in Mercer County

Kentucky River shoreline → adjacentTo → Kentucky River ⓘ

subject surface form: Kentucky River shoreline in Mercer County

this entity surface form: Kentucky River channel

Garrard County, Kentucky → traversedBy → Kentucky River ⓘ

Kentucky Route 676 → crosses → Kentucky River ⓘ

eastern Kentucky → contains → Kentucky River ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern Kentucky

this entity surface form: Kentucky River headwaters

Anderson County, Kentucky → hasRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ

Kentucky Route 39 → crosses → Kentucky River ⓘ

Estill County, Kentucky → traversedByRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ

Estill County, Kentucky → belongsTo → Kentucky River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kentucky River watershed

Jessamine County → hasRiver → Kentucky River ⓘ