Map and Chart 189 Kentucky Geological Survey Series XII, 2009 James C. Cobb, State Geologist and Director Stream Erosion Rough River Lake UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON Green/Tradewater River Basin Green River 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 Tennessee. 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 Ohio 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 Ohio River 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. Green River Lake 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. 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