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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek (Kentucky)
- ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 237. ISBN 9780722249208.
- ↑ "Beaver Creek · Kentucky". Beaver Creek · Kentucky. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ↑ "Evaluation of the precipitation-runoff modeling system, Beaver Creek basin, Kentucky". 1985. doi: 10.3133/wri844316 .
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Kentucky Coal Heritage - Coal Preparation / Transportation". www.coaleducation.org. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ↑ "Welcome - Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet". eec.ky.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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