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River in Pennsylvania, United States
Hammer Creek
Erb's Covered Bridge over Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Location
CountryLebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCornwall, Pennsylvania
 • elevation308 feet (94 m)
Mouth 
 • locationCocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania
Length19.2 mi (30.9 km)
Basin size40 sq mi (100 km)

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

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.

Erb's Covered Bridge

Variant names

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

Bridges

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ 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
Susquehanna River system
Lower Susquehanna River
Juniata River
West Branch Susquehanna River
Middle Susquehanna River
Chemung River
Upper Susquehanna River
  • Streams shown as: Tributaries
  • subtributaries
  • (subsubtributaries)

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

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