Goose Creek (Louisville, Kentucky)

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Goose Creek, Kentucky

Goose Creek is a small stream in the Louisville Metro area (the former Jefferson County) of the U.S. state of Kentucky. [1] It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

It is the namesake of the incorporated city of Goose Creek and the Louisville neighborhood of the same name, which lie beside its confluence with the Ohio.

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Creek (Louisville, Kentucky)

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