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Hazard KY

Distillery Dam (NOW REMOVED!)

Elkhorn Creek - Forks of Elkhorn, Church lot below US460 Bridge to Knight's Bridge on KY1900 (6 miles) · KY

American Whitewater 38.2143, -84.8119

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Gauge Conditions
Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, KY Downstream Primary
Runnable: 250.0 – 6,500.0 CFS

Optimum range

Data from American Whitewater & USGS
Photo
Distillery Dam (NOW REMOVED!)
Photo courtesy of American Whitewater
Description

In summer of 2021 this dam was finally removed. We leave the photo to remind folks of the many years of portaging, and the unfortunate deaths which had occurred here and elsewhere at similar low-head dams.

Location
Type
Hazard
Difficulty
Class N/A
Mile Marker
0.9 mi
Directions
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Forks of Elkhorn, Church lot below US460 Bridge to Knight's Bridge on KY1900 (6 miles)
Elkhorn Creek
II(III) 7.6 mi
Hazard — Exercise extreme caution. Portage recommended — scout before running.
Current Conditions
5-Day Forecast
Whitewater data from
American Whitewater