Nolin River access points and trip distances, Kentucky
11 access points (11 public) along 28.0 river miles of the Nolin River in Kentucky. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.
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Access points in river order
| River mile | Access | Latitude, longitude | To next (river mi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Bacon Creek Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.35948, -86.06569 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | Boat ramp (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.35271, -86.08901 | 1.0 |
| 6.1 | Boat ramp (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.34978, -86.09692 | 5.8 |
| 11.9 | Wax Ramp Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.34517, -86.12468 | 3.3 |
| 15.2 | Boat ramp near Dog Creek (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.33302, -86.16271 | 0.5 |
| 15.7 | Boat ramp near Dog Creek (west ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.25 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.33637, -86.17188 | 6.2 |
| 21.9 | Moutardier Ramp About 0.19 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.31448, -86.23139 | 1.8 |
| 23.6 | Brier Creek Ramp About 0.12 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.29887, -86.21380 | 1.8 |
| 25.4 | Boat ramp near Brier Creek (south ramp) Mapped in OpenStreetMap, check access locally. About 0.11 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.29144, -86.23325 | 2.1 |
| 27.5 | Nolin Dam Ramp About 0.23 mi from the mapped river line. Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.27795, -86.24264 | 0.4 |
| 28.0 | Nolin River Lake Tailwater Launch page View in Google Earth (opens in a new tab) Directions (opens in a new tab) | 37.27429, -86.25083 | end |
Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Access Sites, OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.
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