Licking River topographic map
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Licking River
The Licking River rises in the Cumberland Plateau of eastern Kentucky, in southeastern Magoffin County (37°31'16"N 82°55'56"W) at the confluence of two smaller streams and an elevation of 1006 feet. It flows northwest in a highly meandering course past Salyersville and West Liberty. In Rowan County in the Daniel Boone National Forest it is impounded to form the large Cave Run Lake reservoir. Northwest of the reservoir it receives Fleming Creek approximately 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Carlisle and flows across the Bluegrass region of northern Kentucky. It receives the North Fork Licking River from the east approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Mount Olivet and the South Fork Licking River from the south at Falmouth. It joins the Ohio opposite Cincinnati, where it separates the cities of Covington and Newport. The river was used as the southwestern border of the original Mason County and is the southwest border of Fleming and Rowan counties today.
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Name: Licking River topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Licking River, Kentucky, United States (37.59851 -84.50492 39.09370 -82.95702)
Average elevation: 269 m
Minimum elevation: 142 m
Maximum elevation: 453 m
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