Drowning Creek (Kentucky)

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Drowning Creek is a stream located in Estill County, Kentucky, United States. [1] [2] It is a tributary of the Kentucky River. [3]

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References

  1. "Drowning Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. Rennick, Robert M. "Kentucky Geographic Names Alphabetical Finding List". USGS Topographic Division. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. "Drowning Creek". Kentucky River Basin Assessment Report. Retrieved 1 October 2020.

Coordinates: 37°44′55″N84°04′52″W / 37.74870°N 84.08114°W / 37.74870; -84.08114