The Barren River [1] is a 135-mile-long (217 km) river in Southcentral Kentucky, United States, and a tributary of the Green River. [2] The watershed of the Green River is the largest of the twelve major river watersheds in Kentucky. [3] The Barren River rises near the Tennessee border in Monroe County and flows into the Green in northeast Warren County. The drainage basin consists of Southcentral Kentucky and north-central Tennessee.
Historically, this waterway was depicted as the “Big Barren River” [1] in early surveys and documents [4] [5] to distinguish it from the Little Barren River. [6]
At Greencastle, Kentucky, [7] [8] the river has a mean annual discharge of 2,501 cubic feet per second. [9]
37°10′49″N 86°37′23″W / 37.18028°N 86.62306°W
The Barren River [1] is a 135-mile-long (217 km) river in Southcentral Kentucky, United States, and a tributary of the Green River. [2] The watershed of the Green River is the largest of the twelve major river watersheds in Kentucky. [3] The Barren River rises near the Tennessee border in Monroe County and flows into the Green in northeast Warren County. The drainage basin consists of Southcentral Kentucky and north-central Tennessee.
Historically, this waterway was depicted as the “Big Barren River” [1] in early surveys and documents [4] [5] to distinguish it from the Little Barren River. [6]
At Greencastle, Kentucky, [7] [8] the river has a mean annual discharge of 2,501 cubic feet per second. [9]
37°10′49″N 86°37′23″W / 37.18028°N 86.62306°W