Dix River

{{Short description|Stream in Kentucky}}

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File:Dix-River-Brodhead-ky.jpg]]The Dix River is a {{convert|79.3|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed June 13, 2011 tributary of the Kentucky River in central Kentucky in the United States. It begins in western Rockcastle County, about {{convert|5|mi|km|0}} west of Mount Vernon. It flows generally northwest, in a tight meandering course, passing north of Stanford and east of Danville. Northeast of Danville it is impounded by the Dix Dam to form the Herrington Lake reservoir. The river flows about {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} before joining the Kentucky River near High Bridge, about {{convert|20|mi|km}} southwest of Lexington, in the region of the Kentucky River Palisades.

At Danville the river has a mean annual discharge of 480 cubic feet per second.[https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ky/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=03285000&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Kentucky] The watershed of the river is largely agricultural land, with undulating hills over a bed of limestone. The river is a popular destination for fly fishing, in particular for varieties of bass. Occasionally, recreational kayakers and canoeists can be found on same-day trips. Water levels are Class I+ with possible mild class II.