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Triplett Creek (Dry Creek) Watershed

Kentucky Waterways Alliance (KWA) was awarded a Clean Water Act Section 319(h) grant through the Kentucky Division of Water in 2004 to develop a Watershed Planning Guidebook for Kentucky to use to develop watershed plans in four small watersheds, including Dry Creek. The feedback generated during this planning process will be used to finalize the development of the Guidebook.

Dry Creek is a tributary of Triplett Creek located just southeast of the town of Morehead in Rowan County, Kentucky. Triplett Creek drains into the Licking River, which forms the Boundary of Rowan and Bath Counties. The Community of Clearfield is located in the Dry Creek Watershed. The Dry Creek Watershed is approximately 7500 acres, or approximately 11.72 square miles. The area is mainly forested with residential development concentrated at the mouth of the watershed.

A “Watershed-Planning Team” is forming for Dry Creek. The watershed planning team will meet on a regular basis for one to two years to assemble watershed information, review drafts of the watershed plan and select Best Management Practices (BMPs) or other management measures to improve water quality. The team will be led by a facilitator, project manager, and technical assistant. Members of the public are urged to join the Watershed Planning Team.

Community Watershed Roundtables will be held to solicit community feedback, build support for the planning process and invite other stakeholders in the watershed to participate. Two Roundtables were held in early February 2008 and attracted community interest and input (a report will be posted shortly). Another Roundtable will be scheduled after the draft plan has been written (around spring 2009).

For more information on the Dry Creek Watershed-based Planning Project, or to join the Watershed Planning Team, please contact April Haight, Plan Facilitator and Director Morehead State University’s Environmental Education Center, at a-haight@morehead-st.edu or Tessa Edelen, Project Manager.

Visit our Upcoming Events for a list of upcoming meetings.