Licking River
The Licking River is a partly navigable, 303-mile-long tributary of the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky. The river and its tributaries drain much of the region of northeastern Kentucky between the watersheds of the Kentucky River to the west and the Big Sandy River to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Ohio River in northeastern Kentucky in the United States
- Also known as: “Fredericks River”, “Fredricks River”, “Great Salt Creek”, “Great Salt Lick Creek”, “Great Salt Lick River”, and “Nepepimmesepe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Great American Ball Park and General James Taylor Park.
Great American Ball Park
Stadium
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Great American Ball Park is a baseball stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Cincinnati Reds, and opened on March 31, 2003, replacing Cinergy Field, the Reds' former ballpark from 1970 to 2002.
General James Taylor Park
Park
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General James Taylor Park is a small urban park in Newport, Kentucky, United States. It is located on Riverboat Row overlooking the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers and the skyline of Cincinnati.
Heritage Bank Center
Stadium
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Heritage Bank Center is an indoor arena in downtown Cincinnati, adjacent to Great American Ball Park. It was completed in September 1975 and named Riverfront Coliseum because of its placement next to Riverfront Stadium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Licking Riverside Historic District and Cincinnati.
Licking Riverside Historic District
Suburb
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The Licking Riverside Historic District is a historic district in Covington, Kentucky, that is on the National Register of Historic Places. Its boundaries are Fourth Street to the north, Scott Street, Eighth Street to the south, and the Licking River.
Cincinnati
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Cincinnati is Ohio's third largest city and the largest metro region, and lies on the north bank of the Ohio River in Southwest Ohio in the United States of America.
Newport
Newport is a city on the Ohio River in Kentucky's Northern Ohio River Region or as locals call it, Northern Kentucky. Founded in the 1790s by James Taylor, Jr, Newport is named after British Admiral Christopher Newport, who helped to found the Jamestown colony in 1607.
Licking River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Kenton, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Licking River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر ليكينغ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Licking”
- Catalan: “Licking”
- Cebuano: “Licking River”
- Chinese: “利金河”
- Danish: “Licking River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ليكينج”
- French: “Licking”
- Irish: “Abhainn Licking”
- Japanese: “リッキング川”
- Mingrelian: “ლიკინგი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “ლიკინგი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Licking”
- Norwegian: “Licking”
- Polish: “Licking River”
- Russian: “Ликинг”
- Slovenian: “Licking (reka Kentucky)”
- Slovenian: “Licking River”
- Slovenian: “Licking”
- Slovenian: “reka Licking”
- Venetian: “Licking”
- Vietnamese: “sông Licking”
- Welsh: “Afon Licking”
- Wu Chinese: “利金河 (肯塔基州)”
- Wu Chinese: “利金河（肯塔基州）”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Downtown Cincinnati and Lytle Park Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fourth Street Bridge and Central Bridge.
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