Hammer Creek

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
Erb's Covered Bridge over Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Location
CountryLebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCornwall, Pennsylvania
  elevation308 feet (94 m)[1]
Mouth 
  location
Cocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania
Length19.2 miles (30.9 km)
Basin size40 square miles (100 km2)

Hammer Creek is dammed to form Speedwell Forge Lake below joining the Cocalico Creek downstream by the confluence of 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. 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


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