Laurel River

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Laurel River
Laurel River Dam
Progression CumberlandOhioMississippi
Length 42 mi (68 km)
Mouth elevation 722 ft (220 m)

The Laurel River is a 42-mile (68 km)[1] tributary of the Cumberland River in southeast Kentucky in the United States. The river drains a rural region in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, in parts of Whitley and Laurel Counties.[2] The town of Corbin is located on the river about 15 miles (24 km) east of its mouth on the Cumberland, and near the confluence with a major tributary, the Little Laurel River.

The river is impounded near its mouth by Laurel River Dam, which forms Laurel River Lake. Completed in 1974 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the dam and reservoir serve mainly for flood control, although some hydroelectricity is also produced.

The river was likely named for thick growth of laurel along its banks.[3]

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References

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  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Laurel River
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