Red Bird River facts for kids

Red Bird River near the county line of Clay and Bell Counties

The Red Bird River is a tributary of the South Fork Kentucky River, located in the Daniel Boone National Forest in extreme southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is 34.3 miles (55.2 km) long and drains an area of 195.7 square miles (507 km²).

The Red Bird River at the community of Big Creek has a mean annual discharge of approximately 274 cubic feet per second.

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 Clay County. Continuing north, it forms the boundary between Clay and Leslie counties, eventually coming to a confluence with Goose Creek at Oneida to form the South Fork of the Kentucky River.