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Tradewater River access points and trip distances, Kentucky

10 access points (10 public) along 85.0 river miles of the Tradewater 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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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Dawson Springs Ramp
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37.16116, -87.69695 0.1
0.1Riverside Park Access
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37.16112, -87.69873 38.0
38.1Towry Bridge Access
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37.31531, -87.84662 11.4
49.5Bellville Road Access
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37.38099, -87.80007 8.8
58.3Montezuma Bridge - Hwy 120
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37.39674, -87.84463 6.7
65.0Fishtrap Bridge Access
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37.39880, -87.90488 5.6
70.6Blackford Ramp
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37.44631, -87.93747 4.0
74.6VFW Bridge
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37.47937, -87.95392 10.2
84.8Old Providence Road Ramp
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37.54741, -88.01507 0.2
85.0Grangertown Landing
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37.54628, -88.01889 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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