Licking River
Bath / Fleming Co. · 320 mi · Class I–II
333CFS/ 3.75 ft
Optimal→Stable
Optimal: 300–3000 CFS · USGS #03253000
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Kentucky Scenic Stream · Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park
Daniel Boone country — the Licking River flows 320 miles through the rolling hills of northeastern Kentucky, past Blue Licks Battlefield (site of the last battle of the American Revolution in 1782) and through some of the most historically significant landscape in early American frontier history. Gentle Class I–II water through farm country and forested hills.
Trip sections
Upper Licking — Bath County, Class I–II, headwaters
Blue Licks to Falmouth — Class I, historic corridor
Falmouth to Ohio River — Class I, lower river
Outfitters
Blue Licks Canoe Livery
Licking River canoe and kayak rentals
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