Floyds Fork

picture info	Floyds Fork Floyds Fork is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Salt River in Kentucky, directly south and east of Louisville. It begins in Henry County, near Smithfield Kentucky, flows through eastern Jefferson County and flows into the Salt River near Shepherdsville in Bullitt County. It runs for about through Jefferson County and drains approximately , making it the largest watershed in the county. It is also the least environmentally compromised watershed in the county, according to the Metropolitan Sewer District, as large-scale development in the southeastern portions of Jefferson County is still relatively sparse. To preserve its rural character, much of Floyds Fork south of I-64 was zoned rural residential in 1993. At Mount Washington, Floyds Fork has a discharge of approximately 387 cubic feet per second. The proposed City of Parks initiative by Louisville would purchase o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Smithfield, Kentucky Smithfield is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Henry County, Kentucky, Henry County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 106 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The mayor of Smithfield is Greg Gephart. History Smithfield was a station on the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad. A post office has been in operation in Smithfield since 1851. Geography Smithfield is located in southwestern Henry County. It is southwest of New Castle, Kentucky, New Castle, the Henry County seat, southeast of La Grange, Kentucky, La Grange, and northeast of Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville. According to the United States Census Bureau, Smithfield has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 102 people, 43 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 47 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 99.02% White (U.S. Census), White and 0.98% Native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the Military forces of the Confederate States, military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to support the rebellion of the Southern states and uphold and expand Slavery in the United States, the institution of slavery. On February 28, 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress established a provisional volunteer army and gave control over military operations and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the newly chosen Confederate States president, Jefferson Davis (1808–1889). Davis was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, on the Hudson River at West Point, New York, and colonel of a volunteer regiment during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). He had also been a United States senator from Mississippi and served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Landforms Of Oldham County, Kentucky A landform is a land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. They may be natural or may be anthropogenic (caused or influenced by human activity). Landforms together make up a given terrain, and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography. Landforms include hills, mountains, canyons, and valleys, as well as shoreline features such as bays, peninsulas, and seas, including submerged features such as mid-ocean ridges, volcanoes, and the great oceanic basins. Physical characteristics Landforms are categorized by characteristic physical attributes such as elevation, slope, orientation, structure stratification, rock exposure, and soil type. Gross physical features or landforms include intuitive elements such as berms, cliffs, hills, mounds, peninsulas, ridges, rivers, valleys, volcanoes, and numerous other structural and size-scaled (e.g. ponds vs. lakes, hills vs. mountains) elements including various kinds of inland and oceanic w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivers Of Kentucky List of rivers in Kentucky ( U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue of flowing to its major tributary, the Ohio River. Also listed are some important tributaries to the few Kentucky rivers that originate in, or flow through, other states. Mississippi River * Obion Creek Mayfield Creek Ohio River * Goose Creek * Massac Creek *Tennessee River Clarks River Blood River * Cumberland River ** Little River Red River Obey River (Tennessee) * Wolf River Big South Fork of the Cumberland River Rockcastle River Laurel River Clear Fork * Tradewater River * Green River Panther Creek Pond River Rough River Mud River Barren River * Gasper River Little Reedy Creek Big Reedy Creek Bear Creek Nolin River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Parks In The Louisville Metropolitan Area The following is a list of parks, forests and nature preserves in the Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville Louisville metropolitan area, metropolitan area. Louisville Metro (Jefferson County) Frederick Law Olmsted Parks The Frederick Law Olmsted Parks (formerly called the Olmsted Park System) in Louisville was the last of five such systems designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. All of the parks in this system are managed by Louisville Metro Parks. Flagship * Cherokee Park * Iroquois Park * Shawnee Park Other Olmsted parks * Algonquin Park * Baxter Square * Bingham Park — Originally known as Clifton Park (Locals called it Coral Park) * Boone Square * Central Park, Louisville, Central Park * Chickasaw Park * Churchill Park * Elliott Square * Seneca Park (Louisville, Kentucky), Seneca Park Shelby Park, Louisville, Shelby Park William B. Stansbury Park — Originally known as Triangle Park Tyler Park, Louisville, Tyler Park Victory Park * Wayside Park * Willow Park — Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Attractions And Events In The Louisville Metropolitan Area This is a list of visitor attractions and annual events in the Louisville metropolitan area. Annual festivals and other events Spring * Abbey Road on the River, a salute to The Beatles with many bands, held Memorial Day weekend in Louisville 2005–2016, but moved across the river to Jeffersonville, Indiana in 2017 * Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade – Held annually since 1993, the Frankfort Avenue Easter Parade is a family-friendly event that takes place each April in the Crescent Hill and Clifton neighborhoods of Louisville. * Cherokee Triangle Art Fair, held the weekend before the Kentucky Derby * ConGlomeration, a multigenre convention held in April * Highland Renaissance Festival in Eminence, festivities that reproduce aspects of Scottish life during the Renaissance period, along with highland games, held from late May through early July * Hillbilly Outfield: Kentucky Derby party ( Middletown), held in early May to coincide with the Kentucky Derby * Kentucky Derby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Geography Of Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is located at the Falls of the Ohio River. Louisville is located in the Southeastern United States at . According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Louisville Metro (in 2015 measurements for Jefferson County) has a total area of , of which is land and (4.33%) is covered by water. Topography and geomorphology Although the soils and underlying rocks officially put Louisville in the outer Bluegrass region, the city's landscape is better described as being in a very wide part of the Ohio River flood plain. Louisville's part of the valley is located between two plateaus, the karst topography, karst plateau of Southern Indiana and the Bluegrass plateau of Kentucky, both with an elevation of around 900 feet. Elevations drop off the Indiana plateau very sharply via the Muldraugh Escarpment, whereas the rise in elevation up to the Bluegrass plateau is more gradual. The flood plain is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Rivers Of Kentucky List of rivers in Kentucky (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. All rivers in Kentucky flow to the Mississippi River, nearly all by virtue of flowing to its major tributary, the Ohio River. Also listed are some important tributaries to the few Kentucky rivers that originate in, or flow through, other states. Mississippi River * Obion Creek Mayfield Creek Ohio River * Goose Creek * Massac Creek *Tennessee River Clarks River Blood River Cumberland River * Little River Red River Obey River (Tennessee) * Wolf River Big South Fork of the Cumberland River Rockcastle River Laurel River Clear Fork * Tradewater River * Green River Panther Creek Pond River Rough River Mud River Barren River * Gasper River Little Reedy Creek Big Reedy Creek Bear Creek Nolin River Litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jefferson Memorial Forest The Jefferson Memorial Forest is a forest located in southwest Louisville, Kentucky, in the Knobs region of Kentucky. At , it is one of the largest municipal urban forests in the United States. The forest was established as a tribute to area war dead but ultimately this was extended to all U.S. veterans. It is operated as a city park by Louisville Metro Government. In 1975, the forest was designated a National Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge. Facilities The forest offers nearly of hiking and equestrian trails, including several which offer views of downtown Louisville. Several discrete usage areas are featured, including the Tom Wallace Recreation Area, with the Tom Wallace Lake; the Paul Yost Recreation Area, and the Horine Conference Center. Camping and fishing are both permitted. Tom Wallace Lake is stocked with trout and catfish twice a year. Tom Wallace Recreation Area features various handicapped-accessible facilities, including a fishing dock and a -long natural tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pope Lick Park April 2024 The pope is the bishop of Rome and the Head of the Church#Catholic Church, visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state. From a Catholic viewpoint, the primacy of the bishop of Rome is largely derived from his role as the apostolic successor to Saint Peter, to whom Petrine primacy, primacy was conferred by Jesus, who gave Peter the Keys of Heaven and the powers of "binding and loosing", naming him as the "rock" upon which the Church would be built. The current pope is Leo XIV, who was elected on 8 May 2025 on the second day of the 2025 papal conclave. Although his office is called the papacy, the ecclesiastical jurisdiction, jurisdiction of the episcopal see is called the Holy See. The word "see" comes from the Latin for 'seat' or 'chair' (, refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]