Green River basin
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The Green River basin is a major watershed in Kentucky whose river system drains a large portion of the state before joining the Ohio River.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green River watershed | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| containsEcoregion |
Interior Plateau ecoregion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Coal Fields of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLake |
Barren River Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nolin River Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Rough River Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Barren River Lake State Resort Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green River Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mammoth Cave National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nolin Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Rough River Dam State Resort Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
Barren River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green River NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nolin River NERFINISHED ⓘ Pond River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rough River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tradewater River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTributary |
Bear Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drakes Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Gasper River NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Barren River NERFINISHED ⓘ Panther Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Rough River Lake tailwater ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coversPortionOf |
south‑central Kentucky
ⓘ
western Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageArea |
approximately 23,900 square kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 9,230 square miles ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Green River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptiesInto | Ohio River at Henderson County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive cave systems
ⓘ
karst topography ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| hasWaterQualityConcern |
nutrient pollution
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ |
| hydrologicUnitCode | 051100 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kentucky ⓘ |
| majorCityInBasin |
Bowling Green, Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Owensboro, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Kentucky Division of Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ohio River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ irrigation ⓘ navigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Green River watershed