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Cedar Creek, located in Lincoln County in south-central Kentucky, USA, is an 8-mile-long (13 km) tributary to the Dix River. Via the Dix, Kentucky and Ohio rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. In 2002, a section of Cedar Creek was impounded to form Cedar Creek Lake.
Silver Creek is a large creek that flows for approximately 40 miles (64 km) through Madison County, Kentucky, in the United States.
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Roundstone Creek is a stream located entirely within Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
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References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dreaming Creek (Kentucky)
- ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (6 December 2013). From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8131-4613-3.
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