Red Bird River near the county line of Clay and Bell Counties

The Red Bird River is one of two tributaries at the head of the South Fork of the Kentucky River, the other being the Goose Creek.[1] It is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in extreme southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky.[2] It is 34.3 miles (55.2 km)[3] long and drains an area of 195.7 square miles (507 km2).[4]

Red Bird was the name of a Native American who was murdered near the river.[5]

Course

It rises as Red Bird Creek in northeastern Bell County, then becomes the Red Bird River at the confluence of the Phillips Fork just south of Queendale in Clay County. Continuing north, it forms the boundary between Clay and Leslie counties, eventually coming to a confluence with Goose Creek at Oneida to form the South Fork of the Kentucky River.

At its mouth, the Red Bird River's mean annual discharge is 336.62 cubic feet per second (9.532 m3/s).[6]

Tributaries

  • Big Creek, its own tributaries in that article
  • Bear Creek
  • Sugar Creek, one location of Marcum post office
  • Gilbert Creek, another location of Marcum post office
  • Little Double Creek
  • Big Double Creek, location of Peabody post office

Localities on the river

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rennick 2000c, p. 2.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Bird River
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 13, 2011
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data covering Red Bird River watershed, 10-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 0510020302. The National Map, retrieved October 27, 2015
  5. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 141. ISBN 9780722249208.
  6. ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Red Bird River". WATERS GeoViewer. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

Sources

37°16′11″N 83°38′35″W / 37.2698126°N 83.6429705°W / 37.2698126; -83.6429705

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