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 | |
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![]() Erb's Covered Bridge over Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
Location | |
Country | Lebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States[1] |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Cornwall, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 308 feet (94 m)[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Cocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania |
Length | 19.2 miles (30.9 km) |
Basin size | 40 square miles (100 km2) |
Hammer Creek is dammed to form Speedwell Forge Lake before joining the Cocalico Creek downstream by the confluence of Middle Creek near the village of Rothsville.
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Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.[1]
Bridges
editNotable people
edit- Bishop Benjamin Eby (1785–1853)
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