Barren River

The Barren River is a 135-mile-long (217 km)[1] river in western Kentucky, United States. It is the largest tributary of the Green River, which drains more of Kentucky than any other river. The Barren River rises in Monroe County and flows into the Green in northeast Warren County.

At Greencastle, KY, the river has a mean annual discharge of 2,501 cubic feet per second.[2]

The Barren River, bridged by Old Louisville Rd near Bowling Green.

See also

  • List of Kentucky rivers

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed June 13, 2011
  2. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ky/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=03315000&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw



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