jeffchem,

I don't know what part of Kentuckky you are in, but get that canoe into Elkhorn Creek in central Kentucky and you will not be sorry. As long as it isn't in flood stage it should be easy going. (It seems at least one kayaker dies every year trying to run it at flood stage.)

It is called a creek, but if it were one or two miles longer it would be classified as a river. There is a north fork and a south fork and they come together in Franklin county near Scott County. Parts are slow moving, others are more shallow with some faster water. None of it is too hard, at least not the parts I am familiar with in Scott and Franklin counties. It is a wonderful place to fish. There should be quite a bit of of info on the web.