The Red Bird River is one of two

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at the head of the South Fork of the Kentucky River, the other being the Goose Creek. It is located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in extreme southeastern portion of the

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. It is U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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accessed June 13, 2011 long and drains an area of .U.S. Geological Survey.

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, area data covering Red Bird River watershed, 10-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 0510020302
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retrieved 2015-10-27 Red Bird was the name of a Native American who was murdered near the river.

Course

It rises as Red Bird Creek in northeastern Bell County, then becomes the Red Bird River at the confluence of the Phillips Fork just south of Queendale in

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. Continuing north, it forms the boundary between Clay and Leslie counties, eventually coming to a

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with Goose Creek at Oneida to form the South Fork of the Kentucky River. At its mouth, the Red Bird River's mean annual discharge is .

Tributaries

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, its own tributaries in that article * Bear Creek * Sugar Creek, one location of

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post office * Gilbert Creek, another location of

post office * Little Double Creek * Big Double Creek, location of Peabody post office

Localites on the river

Red Bird River Petroglyphs The Red Bird River Petroglyphs, also known as the Red Bird Petroglyphs are a series of petroglyphs, or carvings, on a stone in Clay County, Kentucky, Clay County, Kentucky. The rock originally was situated along the Red Bird River but was moved to ...

* Eriline, a post office located at various points

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