Hammer Creek
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| Hammer Creek | |
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 Erb's Covered Bridge over Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
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| Origin | Cornwall, Pennsylvania |
| Mouth | Cocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania |
| Basin countries | Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
| Length | 19.2 miles (30.9 km) |
| Source elevation | 308 feet (94 m)[1] |
| Basin area | 40 square miles (100 km2) |
Hammer Creek[1] is a 19.2-mile-long (30.9 km)[2] tributary of Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, 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.
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Variant names [edit]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.[1]
Bridges [edit]
See also [edit]
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- John Fass and the Hammer Creek Press
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Hammer Creek (Feature ID # 1198070)". Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 8, 2011
- Gertler, Edward. Keystone Canoeing, Seneca Press, 2004. ISBN 0-9749692-0-6
Coordinates: 40°09′41″N 76°13′57″W / 40.16139°N 76.23250°W
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