Short Creek is a substantial but very short watercourse in Pulaski County in the U.S. state of Kentucky.[1] The water, in volume equivalent to a large creek or small river, flows out of a cave, runs for 200 feet (60 meters) through the sunlight, and then vanishes into another cave.[2] The feature is located at the bottom of a hill hollow below the unincorporated community of Stab, Kentucky. The nearest town of size is Somerset, Kentucky. The mouth of the stream is located at coordinates 37.14897, -84.43855.[3][1]
Short Creek is described by the Kentucky Geological Survey as a karst window, a short section of watercourse, formerly geologically underground, that has been exposed by the erosion or other removal of the sedimentary deposits above it.[4] The Kentucky Film Office characterizes Short Creek as a colorful geological feature of the state, and encourages film crews to consider it for location shooting.