Bob Sehlinger & Johnny Molloy 
Canoeing & Kayaking Kentucky 

Bob Sehlinger and
Johnny Molloy’s classic
Canoeing & Kayaking Kentucky has been updated yet again. Covering the Bluegrass State from the Appalachians in the east of the Mississippi River in the west, paddling has never been better in Kentucky.


Combining the latest technology with good old-fashioned paddling trips, the updated 6th edition Canoeing and Kayaking Guide to Kentucky makes your paddling adventures even easier to execute with completely revised and improved maps, access points, river gauges and mileages.


Sehlinger and Molloy have combined thousands of miles of paddling throughout North America in addition to Kentucky. They have also penned additional paddling guides to several other Southern states. This combined experience has been used to make
Canoeing & Kayaking Kentucky its finest and most useful for paddlers of all types. GPS coordinates have been added to every put-in and takeout in the book, making reaching your favorite waterway a snap.

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Table of Contents


Map List ix

Acknowledgments xii

Introduction 1

The Drainages of Kentucky 2

Kentucky Wild Rivers System 4

Rating River Difficulty 6

American Whitewater River 7

Classification System

Using River Gauges 8

Water Lever Sites 8

Hazards and Safety 9

Winter Paddling 9

Cold-Weather Survival 10

Paddler Information 11

Rating the Paddler 11

Knowing Your Rights on the River 15

Environmental Concerns 16

Using This Guide 17

Map Legend 19


Part One

STREAMS OF THE EASTERN COAL FIELDS

Russell Fork 21

Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy Fork 25

Johns Creek 30

Little Sandy River 32

Tygarts Creek 36


Part Two

THE LICKING RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES

North Fork of the Licking River 38

Middle Fork of the Licking River 40

Hinkston Creek 46

Stoner Creek 48

South Fork of the Licking River 50

Licking River


Part Three

THE KENTUCKY RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES

North Fork of the Kentucky River 56

Middle Fork of the Kentucky River 64

Red Bird River 68

South Fork of the Kentucky River 70

Kentucky River below the Forks 73

Red River 86

Four Mile Creek 92

Lower Howard’s Creek 94

Boone Creek 96

Hickman Creek 98

Jessamine Creek 102

Dix River 104

Hanging Fork of the Dix River 106

Gilbert Creek 108

Benson Creek 110

South Fork of Elkhorn Creek 113

North Fork of Elkhorn Creek 114

Elkhorn Creek 116

Eagle Creek 118


Part Four

CREEK DRAINAGES OF MADISON COUNTY

Calloway Creek 120

Muddy Creek 122

West Fork/Main Stem of Otter Creek 125

East Prong of Otter Creek 127

Silver Creek 130

Tates Creek 133


Part Five

THE CUMBERLAND RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES

Poor Fork of the Cumberland River 135

North Fork of the Cumberland River 137

Laurel River 145

Rockcastle River 147

Buck Creek 153

Big South Fork Gorge of the Cumberland

River (Tennessee) 155

Big South Fork of the Cumberland River

(Kentucky) 157

Little South Fork of the Cumberland River 160

Rock Creek 162

Cumberland River from Wolf Creek Dam to the Tennessee Border 164


Part Six

THE SALT RIVER SYSTEM OF THE WESTERN BLUEGRASS

Salt River 166

Plum Creek 170

Floyds Fork of the Salt River 172

Rolling Fork of the Salt River 175

Beech Fork of the Rolling Fork

of the Salt River 177


Part Seven

HEADWATERS OF THE GREEN RIVER

Green River 179

Russell Creek 186

Barren River 188

Drakes Creek 192

Gasper River 195

Little Barren River 197

Nolin River 200


Part Eight

STREAMS OF THE WESTERN COAL FIELDS

Tradewater River 204

Pond River 206

Panther Creek 208

Rough River 210

Mud River 214

Green River from Houchins Ferry to the Ohio River 216


Part Nine

STREAMS OF LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES

Cumberland River north of Lake Barkley 221

Tennessee River north of Kentucky Lake 223

Muddy Fork of the Little River 224

Little River 226

Land Between the Lakes Paddle Route 227


Part Ten

STREAMS OF THE JACKSON PURCHASE

Bayou du Chien 232

Obion Creek 234

Mayfield Creek 236

Clarks River 238


Part Eleven

WATERS OF SPECIAL MENTION

Ballard Wildlife Management Area 240

Red River of Logan County 242

Harrods Creek of Oldham and

Jefferson Counties 244

Little Kentucky River 246

Other Paddling Streams 246


Appendices

Appendix A:

American Whitewater Safety Code 249

Appendix B: Outfitters 256

Appendix C: Clubs 258

Appendix D: Glossary 269

Index 261

About the Authors 267

Об авторе

Ken Soderberg was born an avid outdoors enthusiast and has been working in the outdoor recreation profession for more than 25 years.


Vicky Soderberg has traveled extensively in the U.S. and Europe, working as a travel writer. She is the author of the
Montana Family Outdoor Guide and coauthor of
Along the Trail with Lewis and Clark.


Jan Nesset is an award-winning writer and editor who returned recently to his home state of Montana, a move he considers a reward after two decades of chasing career and adventure across the West. Jan has held most steady at the helm of both national and regional outdoors magazines, and he has worked as a wilderness ranger, traveled the Sahara by camel, biked across the Andes (twice), climbed to summits around the globe, won a survival-based reality television show, paddled several of Amazonia’s rivers, and led a National Geographic-sponsored adventure across America—all this and more at a pace that has disintegrated several tents.


Christina Nesset actually sets the pace, accepting a shredded tent as the cost of a well-lived life. Chris is an accomplished outdoors enthusiast with an impressive travel resume. She is also the director of a Montana conservation organization who takes her love—borderline obsession—of backpacking and tent camping into her job. The native of Virginia had long held a childhood dream of moving to Montana where she and a friendly dog would pursue an active lifestyle from a cabin in the woods. While the cabin may more resemble a comfortable mountain home and the dog has yet to leave the pound, she is truly living the dream.

The Nessets live on the outskirts of Bozeman with their two children, Silva and Aleksia, and together the die-hard tent campers enjoy the mountains, rivers, and prairies of The Last Best Place via foot, paddle, rope, and bicycle.