Red River (Kentucky)
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The Red River is a tributary of the Kentucky River, approximately 57 mi (92 km) long, in east central Kentucky in the United States.
It rises in the mountainous region of the Cumberland Plateau, in eastern Wolfe County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) east of Campton. It flows generally west, through Red River Gorge in the Daniel Boone National Forest, then past Stanton and Clay City. It joins the Kentucky approximately 11 mi (18 km) southeast of Kentucky.
In 1993, a 20 mi (32 km) stretch of the river in the Red River Gorge was designated by the federal government as the Red Wild and Scenic River.
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[edit] Recreation
The largest golden redhorse ever taken in Kentucky (4 lbs., 5 oz.) was taken in the Red River.[1]
[edit] Attractions
The Red River Meeting House stands near the section of Red River that flows through Logan County. This meeting house was the site of one of the early revivals of the Second Great Awakening, a religious movement that swept over the United States near the turn of the 19th century.
