Green River
Green River, river rising near Kings Mountain in Lincoln county, central Kentucky, U.S., and flowing for 360 miles (580 km) generally westward through a well-defined gorge, then northwestward to the Ohio River, which it enters just above Evansville, Ind. Dams and locks below Mining City Dam allow small boats to navigate 200 miles (320 km) of the lower course, through the western coalfield and into Mammoth Cave National Park. There it receives the waters of the Echo River. The Green River drains 9,430 square miles (24,425 square km), and its chief tributaries are Russell and Mud creeks, Barren and Pond rivers, flowing in from the south, and the Nolin and Rough rivers, from the north. The main cities along the river are Greensburg, Munfordville, Brownsville, Morgantown, and Livermore.