Some of the first white visitors to Floyd County camped on Beaver Creek in 1775.[2]
There are 6 branches that come off of the creek: Hunter Branch, Arkansas Creek, Lane Branch, Betsy Clark Branch, Eel Branch, and Hatcher Branch.[3]
Along Beaver Creek is Stumbo park. The park includes baseball fields, basketball courts, and recreational fire pits open to use of the public. The park also includes a 9-hole golf course.
A biological assessment of the creek was taken in 2002 by the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet. 1 of the 28 samples taken from the creek was deemed suitable for full use. The other samples were deemed partially suitable. Coal mining is the main factor contributing to the poor water quality. There was a 5% decrease in surrounding forest in the watershed zone observed between 1994 and 2002. Additionally there was an 18% decrease in the riparian zone.[4]
Coal mining historyedit
Thomas Walker was the first to discover and utilize coal mining in Kentucky in 1750. In the early to mid 1900's there were 130 mining companies drilling for coal in the surrounding area of Beaver Creek.[5] Coal mining boosted the economy in the surrounding area's of Beaver Creek. In 2014, $61.3 million in coal severance tax went back to coal mining counties for infrastructure and economic improvements.[6]
beaver, creek, kentucky, beaver, creek, stream, floyd, county, kentucky, united, states, located, between, towns, martin, allen, city, some, first, white, visitors, floyd, county, camped, beaver, creek, 1775, there, branches, that, come, creek, hunter, branch,. Beaver Creek is a stream in Floyd County Kentucky in the United States 1 It is located between the towns of Martin and Allen City Some of the first white visitors to Floyd County camped on Beaver Creek in 1775 2 There are 6 branches that come off of the creek Hunter Branch Arkansas Creek Lane Branch Betsy Clark Branch Eel Branch and Hatcher Branch 3 Along Beaver Creek is Stumbo park The park includes baseball fields basketball courts and recreational fire pits open to use of the public The park also includes a 9 hole golf course Contents 1 Water quality 2 Coal mining history 3 See also 4 ReferencesWater quality editA biological assessment of the creek was taken in 2002 by the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet 1 of the 28 samples taken from the creek was deemed suitable for full use The other samples were deemed partially suitable Coal mining is the main factor contributing to the poor water quality There was a 5 decrease in surrounding forest in the watershed zone observed between 1994 and 2002 Additionally there was an 18 decrease in the riparian zone 4 Coal mining history editThomas Walker was the first to discover and utilize coal mining in Kentucky in 1750 In the early to mid 1900 s there were 130 mining companies drilling for coal in the surrounding area of Beaver Creek 5 Coal mining boosted the economy in the surrounding area s of Beaver Creek In 2014 61 3 million in coal severance tax went back to coal mining counties for infrastructure and economic improvements 6 See also editList of rivers of KentuckyReferences edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Beaver Creek Kentucky Collins Lewis 1877 History of Kentucky p 237 ISBN 9780722249208 Beaver Creek Kentucky Beaver Creek Kentucky Retrieved 2021 12 06 Evaluation of the precipitation runoff modeling system Beaver Creek basin Kentucky 1985 doi 10 3133 wri844316 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Kentucky Coal Heritage Coal Preparation Transportation www coaleducation org Retrieved 2021 12 06 Welcome Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet eec ky gov Retrieved 2021 12 06 37 36 50 N 82 43 48 W 37 6139870 N 82 7298805 W 37 6139870 82 7298805 nbsp This Floyd County Kentucky state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in Kentucky is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beaver Creek Kentucky amp oldid 1175765547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
