South Fork Kentucky River

South Fork Kentucky River
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Kentucky River[1]
• location	just downstream of Beattyville[1]
• coordinates	37°34′12″N 83°42′39″W / 37.56999°N 83.71075°W / 37.56999; -83.71075 (mouth of South Fork Kentucky River)

South Fork Kentucky River is a river in Kentucky in the United States.^[1] It is a fork of the Kentucky River that it joins just downstream of Beattyville.^[1] It is approximately 30 mi (48 km) long.^{[citation needed]}

It was not originally named South Fork.^[2] Two of its three major tributaries are the forks at its head, the Red Bird River and Goose Creek, whose confluence is at Oneida. ^[1][2] Before the 19th century, Goose Creek also incorporated what is today known as South Fork Kentucky River.^[2]

It flows generally north in a highly meandering course through the mountainous Cumberland Plateau region.^{[citation needed]}