Eagle Creek Clean-up Project: Background

In Northern Kentucky there are two large watersheds and many small ones. In southern Kenton and Boone counties and most of Grant County, I-75 was built on the ridges that divide the Licking River watershed from the Kentucky River watershed. Therefore, streams to the west of I-75 tend to flow toward and eventually into the Kentucky River, and streams on the east of I-75 tend to flow toward and eventually into the Licking River. North of Walton, though, the streams to the west of I-75 tend to flow toward one of many smaller watersheds that flow directly into the Ohio River, including Woolper Creek, Big Bone Creek and Gunpowder Creek.

Since 1997, volunteer groups have monitored creeks in Kentucky watersheds. This is a great way to get involved with the streams in your area, and also meet people from all over our state who are concerned with water quality and how citizens and communities can play a role in its protection. Kentucky River Watershed Watch helps citizens in the Kentucky River watersheds learn to monitor and assess streams using simple techniques. The Licking River Watershed Watch works with people from the Licking River watersheds, as well as the smaller tributaries (streams) of the Ohio like Gunpowder Creek, etc.

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