- elevation 722 ft (220 m) Basin area 10,619 km² Source Jackson County, Kentucky Country United States of America | Length 88 km Basin area 10,619 km² Mouth Cumberland River | |
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Rockcastle river at bee rock drone video
The Rockcastle River is a 54.8-mile-long (88.2 km) river primarily in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States. It is a tributary of the Cumberland River and therefore, via the Ohio River, part of the Mississippi River watershed. In 1750 it was discovered and named the Lawless River by Dr. Thomas Walker and his exploring party. It was soon renamed by hunter Isaac Lindsey for its castle-like rock formations. It is about 60 to 80 feet (18 to 24 m) wide throughout its length. The river has an important native walleye population that has stabilized in recent years. A trip down the lower Rockcastle is one of the most remote trips into the Appalachian wilderness you can have without hiking the Appalachian Trail.
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- Rockcastle river at bee rock drone video
- Map of Rockcastle River Kentucky USA
- Kentucky wild rivers rockcastle river
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Map of Rockcastle River, Kentucky, USA
The river has two forks, the Middle Fork, which forms in southern Jackson County, and the South Fork, which forms in Clay County. They meet at the Jackson County line and flow south, forming the southeast border of Rockcastle County. It makes up the border between Pulaski and Laurel counties before flowing into the Cumberland River.