Little Sandy River (Ohio River)

Little Sandy River
historic bridge over the Little Sandy River at Greenup
Data
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
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
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 .