The Rough River is a tributary of the Green River, 136 mi (219 km) long Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry , in west-central Kentucky in the United States. Via the Green and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River DeLorme (2005). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-340-0. . According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Rough Creek" Geographic Names Information System entry for Rough River .

Course

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The Rough River rises in northwestern Hardin County, and flows generally west-southwestwardly through or along the boundaries of Grayson, Breckinridge, Ohio and McLean Counties, past the town of Hartford. It joins the Green River at the town of Livermore, on the common boundary of McLean and Ohio Counties .

On the boundary of Breckinridge and Grayson Counties, the Rough is dammed to form Rough River Lake. The lake collects the short North Fork Rough River GNIS entry for North Fork Rough River , which flows for its entire length in Breckinridge County .

See also

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• List of Kentucky rivers

References

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Rivers of Kentucky | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | Grayson County, Kentucky | Hardin County, Kentucky | McLean County, Kentucky | Ohio County, Kentucky