Green River basin

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The Green River basin is a major watershed in Kentucky whose river system drains a large portion of the state before joining the Ohio River.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Green River basin canonical 8
Green River watershed 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river basin
watershed
containsEcoregion Interior Plateau ecoregion
linked to: Interior Plateau

Western Coal Fields of Kentucky
containsLake Barren River Lake
Nolin River Lake
Rough River Lake
containsProtectedArea Barren River Lake State Resort Park
Green River Lake State Park
Mammoth Cave National Park
Nolin Lake State Park
Rough River Dam State Resort Park
containsRiver Barren River NERFINISHED
Green River
Muddy River NERFINISHED
Nolin River
Pond River NERFINISHED
Rough River NERFINISHED
Tradewater River NERFINISHED
containsTributary Bear Creek NERFINISHED
Drakes Creek NERFINISHED
Gasper River NERFINISHED
Little Barren River
Panther Creek NERFINISHED
Rough River Lake tailwater
country United States
coversPortionOf south‑central Kentucky
western Kentucky
linked to: Western Kentucky
drainageArea approximately 23,900 square kilometers
approximately 9,230 square miles
drainedBy Green River
emptiesInto Ohio River at Henderson County, Kentucky
hasFeature extensive cave systems
karst topography
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
urban development
hasWaterQualityConcern nutrient pollution
sedimentation
hydrologicUnitCode 051100
locatedIn Kentucky
majorCityInBasin Bowling Green, Kentucky
Owensboro, Kentucky
managedBy Kentucky Division of Water
partOf Ohio River basin
supportsActivity boating
fishing
irrigation
navigation
recreation
tributaryOf Ohio River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ohio River basin hasTributaryBasin Green River basin
Nolin River Lake project riverBasin Green River basin
Nolin River Lake isPartOf Green River watershed
linked to: Green River basin
Pennyroyal region of Kentucky drainage Green River basin
Nolin Lake State Park inBasin Green River basin
Ohio County, Kentucky locatedIn Green River watershed
linked to: Green River basin
Rough River isPartOf Green River watershed
linked to: Green River basin
Drakes Creek drainageBasin Green River basin
Green River Basin (part) partOf Green River watershed
linked to: Green River basin
Blacks Fork of the Green River partOf Green River watershed
linked to: Green River basin
Howard A. Hanson Dam project riverBasin Green River basin
Barren River Lake Dam locatedInWatershed Green River basin
Muldraugh Hill drainsToward Green River basin