Little Sandy River (Ohio River)
Little Sandy River | ||
historic bridge over the Little Sandy River at Greenup |
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Water code | US : 496857 | |
location | Kentucky (USA) | |
River system | Mississippi River | |
Drain over | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
source | southwest of Sandy Hook in Elliott County 38 ° 2 ′ 54 ″ N , 83 ° 13 ′ 49 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 240 m | |
muzzle |
Ohio River at Greenup Coordinates: 38 ° 34 ′ 53 " N , 82 ° 50 ′ 22" W 38 ° 34 ′ 53 " N , 82 ° 50 ′ 22" W |
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Mouth height | 156 m | |
Height difference | approx. 84 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 0.61 ‰ | |
length | 137.4 km | |
Left tributaries | Claylick Creek , Allcorn Creek | |
Right tributaries | East Fork Little Sandy River | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Grayson Lake | |
Small towns | Sandy Hook , Grayson |
The Little Sandy River is a left tributary of the Ohio River in the US state of Kentucky .
The Little Sandy River rises southwest of Sandy Hook in Elliott County . It flows through the counties Elliott, Carter and Greenup in a north-northeast direction and flows after 137.4 km at Greenup in the Ohio River. Kentucky Route 7 runs along its upper reaches . The river passes the place Sandy River and the small town Sandy Hook. The Little Sandy River then flows through the Grayson Lake reservoir . From Grayson , Kentucky Route 1 runs along the river for a while. Above Argillite , Claylick Creek , the outlet of Greenbo Lake , flows into the Little Sandy River from the left. A few kilometers downstream, the East Fork Little Sandy River , the largest tributary, flows into the river from the right. The Little Sandy River is accompanied by Kentucky Route 2 for the last few kilometers to its mouth . The river has numerous meanders .