Map and Chart 189 Geological Survey Series XII, 2009 James C. Cobb, State Geologist and Director Stream Erosion Lake UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON Green/Tradewater River Basin River Transportation Basin Location in Kentucky Low Flow Daniel I. Carey

The total area of the Green/Tradewater River Basin is 11,500 square miles, including 410 square miles in . More than one-fourth of Kentucky lies in the basin, including all or parts of 35 Kentucky counties. The basin contains nearly 23,600 miles of streams, including 1,580 miles in Tennessee. The Green River Basin contains over 9,230 square miles, including 410 square miles in Tennessee. From an elevation of 1,384 feet on a ridge in Lincoln County, water flows west 385 miles down the Green River to its confluence with the River east of Henderson at an elevation of 342 feet. From an elevation of 710 feet on a Rough River Dam Resort Park accommodates a 5,000-acre, 39-mile lake located in both ridge in Christian County, water flows north 135 miles down the Tradewater River to its confluence with the The stream erosion pictured here in Hancock County is a result of the 1997 flood Breckinridge and Grayson Counties. The earth-core, rock-fill dam, 6 miles upstream from Slope on the Crittenden-Union County line at an elevation of 324 feet. that swept the area. Many channels sustained damage and were costly to restore. the Falls of Rough on Rough River, provides reduction of flood stages downstream and Level to gently rolling Residents of the Green/Tradewater Basin draw about 88 million gallons of water per day from streams and Funding was provided by the Emergency Watershed Protection Fund through the public recreation. Photograph by Dan Kotter. Gently rolling to hilly reservoirs in the basin. On average, about 7,160 million gallons per day (mgd) flow out of the Green River Basin, and Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist in the restoration process. 725 mgd from the Tradewater. About once every 10 years, the flow will be less than 105 mgd in the Green and zero in Photo courtesy of Rick Burbridge, Hancock County District Conservationist. Hilly to steep the Tradewater for a week. This variability in flow affects water users and stream life. Water Resources More than 2,500 miles of assessed streams in the basin do not support designated uses for: warm-water aquatic habitat (45%), fish consumption (48%), primary contact recreation (61%), and secondary contact recreation (45%). Madisonville Hills Region Nearly 400 miles of streams have been declared special use waters: either exceptional waters or reference reach View along the Green River in Ohio County, roughly halfway between the Rochester Dam waters. and the TVA Paradise power plant. The Green River is so deep in places that folklore There are seven remediation priority watersheds including 960 square miles: primary impacts are habitat claimed it had no bottom. Photo by William Andrews, Kentucky Geological Survey. alterations, siltation, pathogens, atrazine, nutrients, and low dissolved oxygen, caused by agriculture, mining, and The Owensboro Riverport, on 425 acres adjacent to the Ohio River, began operations in stream and habitat modifications. June 1976. Currently, the Riverport handles nearly 1.5 million tons of product and cargo Sixteen large man-made lakes in the basin total 32,000 acres with 760 miles of shoreline. per year. Photo courtesy of the Owensboro Riverport. The world-famous Mammoth Cave National Park lies within the basin. The Pennyroyal Region of the basin is an area of intense karst, characterized by sinkholes and underground flow with few surface streams. Acknowledgments Lock and Dam 1 at mile 9.1 and 2 at mile 63.1 allow river transportation up to the closed Lock and Dam 3 at mile Thanks to Terry Hounshell and Meg Smath, 108.5. 38o Physiographic Regions Kentucky Geological Survey, for cartographic 05140201070 and editorial improvements. Thanks to Kim and 15.73 Caseyville Hills Kent Anness, Kentucky Division of Geographic Eastern Pennyroyal -86.75o 334 Madisonville Hills Information, for base-map data. o o ¬« -87.5 Ohio River -87 Lewisport Loess deposits, underlain by shale, sandstone, siltstone, and coal, form the rolling uplands Mammoth Cave Plateau LM 05140201120 o 05140201140 14.81 of the Madisonville Hills, seen here in Webster County. Photo by Glynn Beck, Kentucky Marion Hills -87.75 41 YWX 05140202010 ¤£ 4.33 Geological Survey. Outer Bluegrass 28.77 05110005160 Knobs 05140201190 YWX Hawesville 05140104240 102.83 -87.25o 657 LM 2.39 Western Pennyroyal 05140202110 12.51 ¬« Lead Cr ^ Looking south at stagnant Tradewater River from the bridge of Ky. 42.8 811 ¬« 05140201040 05140201010 LM 231 661 05140201060 144 365 at the boundary of Crittenden and Union Counties. Photo by ¤£ ¬« ¬« 17.83 LM 18.82 23.71 Dr. Paul Potter, University of Cincinnati. 136 LM LM 05140201170 ¬« 662 05140202160 LM Carpenters ¬« 21 *#1 40.86 o 268 ") 05110005170 o 87.74 Henderson Race Cr Lake -86.5 -88 ¬« ^ Cloverport 16.06 05140201240 HANCOCK ¤£60 More Information 05110005180 43.15 144 YWX YWX ¬« Blackford05140201160 Cr 351 38.11 Much of Hardin County obtains water from several springs on the and the head- Boating and Fishing Access Sites, Ky. Dept. Fish and Wildlife ¬« LM ¬«951 72.05 ¬«259 48") 405 Resources: kygeonet.ky.gov/kdfwr/ Uniontown ¬« Pup Cr 992 waters of the Rough River. 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Ford 15.14 05110001230 68.22 Cave 910 65.93 Cave 677 ¬« Western Kentucky YWX Little Muddy Cr 21.76 ¬« ¤£127 Stream reach not support- ± MUHLENBERG 05110001300 Shantly City 05110001130 532 767 PULASKI 1 62 672 Muddy Cr ¬« ¬« Parkway ¤£ ¬« Hollow Beaverdam Cr 361.93 729 80 9.61 263 70 ¬« Russell Cr ¬« ing assessed uses RQ ¬« 206 ADAIR 2 Princeton Lake Lake 740 RQ 531 05140205010 05110003040 05110001250 743 ¬« ¬« 05110001070 Special Use Waters 05140205060 Beshear 949 ¬« 314 !(6 102.36 Pond River 853 ¬« 102.04 ¬« YWX 12.83 05110006020 ¬« 05110001270 20.03 422 289.06 76 278 05140205040 05110001240 869 959 ^ ¬« ¬« 82.83 79 12.45 ¬« Hiseville ¬« 745 ¬« 11") )"12 Public water withdrawal 28.38 ¬« 14.26 ¬« Columbia RUSSELL 973 !(2 YWXPennyrile CHRISTIAN ¬« LM Mud River 05110002360 05110001110 site (see table) 890 YWX PARK Lake ¬« 70 261.33 80 48.22 31W 101 259 CITY RQ ¬« YWX Crofton W Fork Pond R £ ¬« RQ 768 Treatment plant outfalls 189 ¤ E Fork Little Barren R YWX 831 526 ¬« 55 398 800 ¬« ¬« Smiths ¬« ¬« ¬« Lake ¬« 90 Russell Big Muddy Grove ¬« ¬«640 ^ County seat Tradewater R Springs o Malone Creek FRS #2 WARREN Oakland 685 -87.75 05110006010 626 ¬« o LM ¬« 05110002170 61 704 218.34 ¬« -85 Large boat ramp 41A 106 !(11 ¬« ¤£ ¬« 68 33") 113.28 LM £ S Fork Little Barren R 107 ¤ 768 Louie B. Nunn Small boat ramp 37o ¬« 768 ¬« 231 YWX ¬« ¤£ 68 ¬«80 92 Cumberland 109 YWX 255 ¤£ ¬« o (!12 Photo location Scale = 1:316,800 ¬« Gasper River ¬« o Buck Fork Pond River 44") 05110002190 Glasgow 37 37 Parkway ^ ^ 1 YWX 422.28 YWX Edmonton water.ky.gov/sw/tmdl/303d/ 1 inch equals 5 miles 107 Lewisburg YWX ¬« LOGAN ^ ¬«55 2 TODD Bowling !(7 water.ky.gov/sw/specialwaters/ 0 2.5 5 10 15 20 Barren River 861 o Green ¬« 533 -85.25 181 ¬« ¬« 252 METCALFE 496 Miles 05110002350 ¬« ¬« o -87.5 ¬«507 210.56 Green River Headwaters, Lincoln County Edward T. Breathitt 171 106 05110003060 Pennyrile Parkway ¬« ¬« 163 374.55 103 68 LM ¬« The fishing is good below the outlet spillway of Lake Malone. The lake is surrounded by 50- ¬« ¤£ 05110002180 ")46 BARREN foot Caseyville sandstone bluffs and hardwood forests with hiking trails. Constructed in the Lake Pewee LM Skaggs Cr 198.81 65 Auburn §¨¦ 249 late 1950’s, Lake Malone covers an area of approximately 825 acres in Muhlenberg, Logan, o 722 ¬« 90 o -87.25 ¬« ¬«622 M ¬« -85.5 961 L and Todd Counties. The lake was made possible by the local game and fishing clubs and is 178 YWX 240 ¬« 234 !(3 ¬« ¬« ¬«884 ¬« Barren currently the only major water recreational site in the three-county area. 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million gallons of water per day from the Green River. Photo by Glynn Beck, 482 05110002290 05110002140 100 43") ¬« 25.86 ¬« Kentucky Geological Survey. 05110002250 24.78 05110002120 24.21 05110002270 05110002050 05110002310 11.09 23.83 ¬«99 East Fork Barren R 32.35 10.81 05110002100 63 9.93 RQ 05110002080 ¬«87 -86.5o 8.82 YWX Gamaliel 05110002020 163 o 14.91 ¬« Lock and Dam 2 at Calhoun -86.25 o Map Public Water Withdrawals -86 1 -85.75o Id PWSID Owner Source Cave Country Wetlands provide habitat for wildlife. There are over 275,000 acres of wetlands in the basin. The 370-mile-long Green River, longest in Kentucky, begins its journey in Lincoln County 1 0690417 Stanford Water Commission James C. Harris Reservoir and drains an area of over 8,800 square miles in western Kentucky before entering the 2 0230987 Liberty Water and Gas Lake Liberty Headwaters Ohio River near Henderson. Along its course it provides flat alluvial land for agriculture 3 1090060 Campbellsville Municipal Water System Green River Reservoir and water for communities. 4 1090060 Campbellsville Municipal Water System Campbellsville Reservoir 5 0890170 Greenville Utilities Commission Luzerne Lake 6 0500166 Green River Valley Water District Green River 7 0500166 Green River Valley Water District Rio Verde Spring LM 8 0890170 Greenville Utilities Commission Country Club Large Boat Ramp Information 9 0540958 Dawson Springs Water and Sewer System 10 0540936 Madisonville Municipal Utilities Pee Wee Lake Water Body Name Directions Fee Latitude Longitude 11 0540936 Madisonville Municipal Utilities Green River Narrows Marina U.S. 31E southwest of Glasgow; right on Ky. 1318 (Lucas Road) No 36.90502 -86.07505 12 0010082 Columbia Utilities Commission Russell Creek The Green River Lock and Dam 2 at Calhoun. The Green River is the major drinking-water Barren River Lake Port Oliver ramp U.S. 31E northeast of Scottsville; left on Ky. 252; right on Port Oliver Boat ramp Road before crossing dam Yes 36.88975 -86.12388 Barren River Lake State Park ramp U.S. 31E southwest of Glasgow; right at state park entrance No 36.87158 -86.07070 13 0010082 Columbia Utilities Commission Green River Reservoir supply for the residents of McLean County. Groundwater is also used by rural residents for Ohio River–Central Owensboro English Park U.S. 431 north (Frederica Street) to Second Street; turn left onto Hanning Lane, right into park No 37.77618 -87.11327 14 0540108 Earlington Water and Sewer Department Loch Mary Reservoir drinking water. Photo by Glynn Beck, Kentucky Geological Survey. Ohio River–Central Uniontown Ky. 130 north of Morganfield past flood wall to Uniontown boat ramp No 37.77471 -87.93933 15 1070144 Franklin Water Works Drakes Creek Ohio River–Central Hawesville ramp U.S. 60 in Hawesville; first street north of courthouse; follow levee to floodgate passage to ramp No 37.90373 -86.74828 16 0020386 Scottsville Water Department Barren River Reservoir Ohio River–Central Hayes boat ramp In Henderson off Elm Street (trailer sticker required from city to use ramp) Yes 37.86625 -87.57848 17 0160052 Butler County Water System, Inc Green River The Pennyroyal Region of the basin is a karst landscape. The term "karst" refers to a Green River–Lower Calhoun ramp Ky. 81 in Calhoun to Green River boat ramp No 37.53482 -87.26142 18 0920332 Ohio County Water District Green River landscape characterized by sinkholes, springs, sinking streams (streams that disappear Green River–Lower Cromwell U.S. 231 south of Hartford (12 miles) to Cromwell; right on Ky. 403 (0.8 mile) to old ferry landing No 37.32319 -86.77245 Green River–Lower High View Hill ramp U.S. 231 south of Hartford (8 miles); right on Ky. 269 for 2.5 miles; left on Barnes Road for 1 mile No 37.32640 -86.81840 19 1170995 Webster County Water District Green River Sport Fishing underground), and underground drainage through solution-enlarged conduits or caves. 20 1170361 Providence Water Works New City Lake The Hidden River Cave entrance alongside Main Street in Horse Cave, Green River–Lower Jewel City ramp Ky.138 west of Calhoun to county line at Pond River Bridge No 37.52653 -87.35409 Karst landscapes form when slightly acidic water from rain and snowmelt seeps through 21 0920181 Hartford Municipal Water Works Rough River Hart County, was once billed as the "World's Largest Cave Entrance." Green River–Lower Livermore ramp Ky. 136 east of Calhoun to Livermore; right on U.S. 431; right on Third Street; left on Main Street No 37.48575 -87.13574 soil cover into fractured and soluble bedrock (usually limestone, dolomite, or gypsum). Green River–Lower Old Eastwood Ferry Ky. 132 east of Dixon to Sebree; Ky. 56 east to river; left on blacktop road to landing No 37.62138 -87.49652 22 0510188 Henderson Water Utility Ohio River Some of the longest caves in the world run through the limestones in the Sinkholes are depressions on the land surface where water drains underground. Usually Green River–Lower Paradise ramp Ky. 176 east of Greenville to Drakesboro; Ky. 176 to Paradise; left on Rockport Paradise Haul Road; first gravel road on right to ramp No 37.27391 -86.98441 23 1170361 Providence Water Works Tradewater River Pennyroyal of the Green River Basin. Green River–Lower Reservoir Avenue ramp Ky. 189 north of Greenville to Central City; Ky. 70 east; left on Ky. 277; right on Ky. 1379; second blacktop road to left No 37.32341 -87.11212 24 0510510 Henderson Water Utility Green River circular and often funnel-shaped, they range in size from a few feet to hundreds of feet in Green River–Lower Rochester Dam Ky. 176 east of Greenville to Drakesboro; U.S. 431 south to Browder; Ky. 70 east to Rochester Dam No 37.21769 -86.90446 25 0140966 Hardinsburg Water Rough River diameter. Springs occur when water emerges from underground to become surface Sinkhole Plain Green River–Lower Rochester ramp Ky. 70 west of Morgantown to Rochester; Ky. 369 north to river No 37.21482 -86.89388 26 0620200 Hodgenville Water Works Salem Lake water. Caves are solution-enlarged fractures or conduits that are large enough for a South Fork of the Little Barren River in Metcalfe County. Green River–Lower Rumsey ramp Ky. 81 south of Calhoun; right on Walnut Street; left at Second Street to boat ramp No 37.52809 -87.26614 27 0620200 Hodgenville Water Works North Fork Nolin River Green River–Lower Spotsville U.S. 60 east of Henderson; turn right at bridge on Hatchett Mill Road to ramp No 37.85518 -87.40818 person to enter. Water flows underground through caves and conduits. Determining the Barren River Lake 28 0470175 Hardin County Water District No. 2 Nolin River White Mills Spring/Nolin River extent of an underground flow basin, and sources of pollution, requires dye-tracing Green River–Lower Woodbury ramp Ky. 403 south of Morgantown (4.5 miles); ramp upstream of dam No 37.18664 -86.63228 Lake Malone Lake Malone State Park Ky. 176 east of Greenville to Drakesboro; U.S. 431 south to Dunmor; Ky. 973 west to Lake Malone State Park ramp sign No 37.07953 -87.03435 29 0470118 Elizabethtown Water Department Gaithers Station Spring techniques. Many such basins have been mapped. For water-quality protection in this 30 0430244 Leitchfield Water Works Rough River Reservoir Brier Creek ramp Ky. 259 north of Brownsville; Ky. 728 east; Ky. 1827 north; follow signs to ramp No 37.29886 -86.21380 area, a few simple rules are recommended: Nolin River Lake Dam ramp Ky. 259 north of Brownsville; Ky. 728 east; follow signs to ramp Yes 37.27794 -86.24264 31 0470118 Elizabethtown Water Department Dyers Spring (Old City) - Never use sinkholes as dumps. All waste, but especially pesticides, paints, Nolin River Lake Dog Creek ramp Ky. 88 northwest of Munfordville (15 miles); follow signs Yes 37.31980 -86.13350 32 0470118 Elizabethtown Water Department Freeman Lake Nolin River Lake Iberia Ky. 259 south of Leitchfield to Smitty City; left on Ky. 226 to Peonia; right on Ky. 88 to Iberia sign Yes 37.36879 -86.16031 33 0750055 Calhoun Water Works Green River household chemicals, automobile batteries, and used motor oil should be taken to an Nolin River Lake Moutardier ramp Ky. 259 north of Brownsville; right on Ky. 2067; boat ramp at end of road Yes 37.31447 -86.23139 34 0050929 Glasgow Water Company Beaver Creek appropriate recycling center or landfill. Nolin River Lake Wax ramp Ky. 259 south of Leitchfield to Smitty City; left on Ky. 226 to Peonia; right on Ky. 88 Yes 37.34516 -86.12468 35 0160294 Morgantown Water System Green River - Make sure runoff from parking lots, streets, and other urban areas is routed through Ohio River–Central Henderson ramp In Henderson at end of Second Street Yes 37.84164 -87.59426 36 0310114 Edmonson County Water District Green River a detention basin and sediment trap to filter it before it flows into a sinkhole. Ohio River–Central Lewisport ramp U.S. 60 west of Hawesville to Lewisport; Ky. 657 north; right on Ky. 334 (1 mile); turn on Mortons Lane; left on Riverview Drive No 37.93211 -86.92234 37 0280267 Marion Water Department City Lake Ohio River–Central Little Hurricane boat ramp U.S. 60 west of Owensboro; right on Industrial Drive (Ky. 331) (3 miles); right on Little Hurricane Road No 37.81423 -87.15047 - Make sure your home septic system is working properly and that it's not discharging Ohio River–Central Sloughs North Dock U.S. 60 west of Henderson; right on Ky. 136; right on Ky. 268 to Sloughs Wildlife Management Area No 37.86866 -87.78363 38 0280267 Marion Water Department Lake George sewage into a crevice or sinkhole. 39 0890071 Central City Municipal Water and Sewer System Green River Axtel ramp Ky. 259 south of Hardinsburg; right on Ky. 79; follow signs Yes 37.61666 -86.45822 - Keep cattle and other livestock out of sinkholes and sinking streams. There are other Rough River Lake Cave Creek ramp Western Kentucky Parkway west of Leitchfield to Caneyville; Ky. 79 north; right on Ky. 736 to ramp site Yes 37.57209 -86.49265 40 0890170 Greenville Utilities Commission City Lake Sloughs WMA Sauerheber Unit Slough Ky. 360 west of Uniontown to Ky. 359; Ky. 359 to Ky. 136 north; look for Sloughs Wildlife Management Area signs No 37.84377 -87.76508 41 0430616 Grayson County Water District Rough River Reservoir methods of providing water to livestock. - See to it that sinkholes near or in crop fields are bordered with trees, shrubs, or Ohio River–West Elizabethtown Ferry U.S. 60 west of Marion; right on Ky. 297 No 37.43281 -88.30906 42 0470393 Hardin County Water District No. 1 Pirtle Spring Ohio River–West Old Lock & Dam 50 Ky. 91 north of Marion; right on Ky. 387 to end of road No 37.46687 -88.09159 43 0470393 Hardin County Water District No. 1 Gray Lane grass buffer strips. This will filter runoff flowing into sinkholes and also keep tilled Green River Lake Smith Ridge Ky. 372 east of Campbellsville (3 miles) to ramp Yes 37.29189 -85.28830 44 0860426 Tompkinsville Water Works Mill Creek Lake areas away from sinkholes. Green River Lake State Marina Ky. 55 south of Campbellsville (2 miles); left on Ky. 1061; follow signs to marina No 37.25734 -85.34131 45 1140038 Bowling Green Municipal Utilities Barren River - Construct waste-holding lagoons in karst areas carefully, to prevent the bottom of the Green River Lake State Park/Lone Valley site Ky. 55 south of Campbellsville (2 miles); left on Ky. 1061; left at park entrance No 37.27079 -85.31511 46 0430245 Edmonson County Water District/Wax Plant Nolin Reservoir lagoon from collapsing, which would result in a catastrophic emptying of waste into Rough River Lake Laurel Branch ramp Ky. 259 south of Hardinsburg; right on Ky. 110 to lake Yes 37.60660 -86.45906 47 0050929 Glasgow Water Company Barren Lake the groundwater. Rough River Lake North Fork ramp Ky. 259 south of Hardinsburg to lake; follow signs Yes 37.63273 -86.43545 48 1130422 Sturgis Water Works Ohio River Rough River Lake Peter Cave ramp Ky. 259 north of Leitchfield; left on Ky. 737 to ramp site Yes 37.56145 -86.35228 Peter Creek in Barren County is part of a sport-fish restoration project conducted by the - If required, develop a groundwater protection plan (410KAR5:037) or an agricultural Rough River Lake State Park Marina Western Kentucky Parkway west of Leitchfield to Caneyville; Ky. 79 north to state park No 37.60194 -86.50773 49 1130293 Morganfield Water Works Ohio River Barren River Lake provides spectacular views from homes along the shore in Allen Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. Maintaining water quality, often water-quality plan (KRS224.71) for your land use. Sinkholes and sinkhole ponds dimple the landscape—typical of karst lime- Ohio River–West Birdsville ramp U.S. 60 north of Smithland; left on Ky. 137 No 37.22037 -88.45189 50 0750252 Livermore Water Works Green River County. In addition to boating and fishing, the Barren River Lake State Resort Park Ohio River–West Blackburn Ky. 56 west of Morganfield; right on Ky. 667 (River Road) to boat ramp No 37.69691 -88.12196 51 0440168 Greensburg Water Department Green River difficult in karst regions, is essential for healthy streams. From Currens, J.C., 2001, Protect Kentucky’s karst aquifers from nonpoint-source stone country in the Western Pennyroyal Region. Photo (2004) by the U.S. offers an 18-hole golf course, horseback riding, tennis courts, a beach, a pool, and Green River Lake Holmes Bend ramp Ky. 55 north of Columbia; right on Ky. 551; left on Holmes Bend Road Yes 37.22241 -85.26934 Data from the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority (2008) pollution: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 12, Map and Chart 27, 1 sheet. (free Department of Agriculture, Farm Services Administration, National Agricul- 1 a paved trail for hiking and biking. Public Water System Identification Number poster) tural Imagery Program. Data from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources. For information on the more than 150 access sites for small boats throughout the basin, go to kygeonet.ky.gov/kdfwr/viewer.htm.