Dry Creek (Kentucky)

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Dry Creek is a stream in Boone and Kenton counties, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

Boone County, Kentucky County in the United States

Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 118,811, making it the fourth-most populous county in Kentucky. Its county seat is Burlington. The county was formed in 1798 from part of Campbell County. and was named for frontiersman Daniel Boone.

Kenton County, Kentucky County in the United States

Kenton County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 159,720, making it the third most populous county in Kentucky. Its county seats are Covington and Independence. It was, until November 24, 2010, the only county in Kentucky to have two legally recognized county seats. The county was formed in 1840 and is named for Simon Kenton, a frontiersman notable in the early history of the state.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Dry Creek was so named from low water levels during dry weather. [2] [3]

A large wastewater treatment plant has operated on Dry Creek since 1979. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Creek (Kentucky)
  2. ↑ Collins, Lewis (1877). History of Kentucky. p. 442.
  3. ↑ Fitzgerald, William (1962). "Place Names in Boone County" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant". Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

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