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South Fork Kentucky River access points and trip distances, Kentucky

8 access points (8 public) along 33.7 river miles of the South Fork Kentucky 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 mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Oneida Ramp
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37.27256, -83.65324 6.9
6.9Rocky Branch Road Access
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37.32057, -83.66480 2.5
9.3Cedar Valley Road Access
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37.33634, -83.65597 4.7
14.1Bishop Bend School Road Access
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37.33767, -83.68818 3.2
17.3Hacker Branch Road Access
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37.37429, -83.67081 2.9
20.2Upper Wolf Creek Ramp
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37.39640, -83.67668 5.6
25.8Kay Wood Road Access
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37.45942, -83.65090 7.9
33.7Fish Creek Boat Ramp
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37.49061, -83.68940 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. 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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