Hammer Creek

Hammer Creek

Erb's Covered Bridge over Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Country Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Basin
Main source Cornwall, Pennsylvania
308 feet (94 m)[1]
River mouth Cocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania
Basin size 40 square miles (100 km2)
Physical characteristics
Length 19.2 miles (30.9 km)

Hammer Creek[1] is a 19.2-mile-long (30.9 km)[2] tributary of Cocalico Creek in Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Hammer Creek is dammed to form Speedwell Forge Lake below joining the Cocalico Creek approximate with Middle Creek near the village of Rothsville.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.[1]

Bridges

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Hammer Creek (Feature ID # 1198070)". Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011

Coordinates: 40°09′41″N 76°13′57″W / 40.16139°N 76.23250°W / 40.16139; -76.23250


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