It is in Kentucky (and Tennessee), plus the dam which impounds it is called Kentucky Dam.
They named it Cantucky The spelling of the word changed over the years but the word Cantucky actually is the Indian word meaning Dark and Bloody Ground.Algonquin Indian word although there is some...
The specific reason is unknown, but the most logical belief is that it came from an Iroqouian word meaning meadow or prarie
As a region, Kentucky got its name from the river Kentucky.But that is all I can tell you
IT IS IN KENTUCKY......It flows into the Ohio river at Carrollton, KY