North Fork Kentucky River
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The North Fork Kentucky River is one of two rivers, along with the South Fork Kentucky River, that form the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States. It is approximately 125 mi (201 km) long.
It rises on the western side of Pine Mountain, in the Appalachians of extreme southeastern Kentucky, in eastern Letcher County near the Virginia state line. It flows generally northwest, in a winding course through the mountainous Cumberland Plateau, past Hazard and Jackson. It joins the South Fork to form the Kentucky at Beattyville.
It receives Rockhouse Creek at Blackey near its source. Approximately 8 mi (13 km) southesat of Hazard, it receives the Carr Fork. It receives Troublesome Creek at Haddix, southeast of Jackson. Three miles upstream from its confluence with the South Fork, it receives the Middle Fork.