Red River (Kentucky)
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See Red River for other rivers with this name
The Red River is a tributary of the Kentucky River, approximately 57 mi (92 km) long, in east central Kentucky in the United States.
It rises in the mountainous region of the Cumberland Plateau, in eastern Wolfe County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) east of Campton. It flows generally west, through Red River Gorge in the Daniel Boone National Forest, then past Stanton and Clay City. It joins the Kentucky approximately 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Kentucky.
In 1993, a 20 mi (32 km) stretch of the river in the Red River Gorge was designated by the federal government as the Red Wild and Scenic River.
External links
- [U.S. Forest Service: Red River Gorge]
- [THE RED RIVER SAGA]
- [RRS: Red River Gorge Biodiversity]
- [Arches of the Red River Gorge]
- [Red River Gorge Geologic Area]
- [Red Wild and Scenic River]
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