Green River (Kentucky)
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This article is about the river in Kentucky. For other uses, see Green River.
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]
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Green River | |
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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] |
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