Hammer Creek
River in Pennsylvania, United States
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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.
CountryLebanon and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
locationCornwall, Pennsylvania
elevation308 feet (94 m)[1]
location
Cocalico Creek at Rothsville, Pennsylvania| Hammer Creek | |
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Erb's Covered Bridge over Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | |
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| 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 mi (30.9 km) |
| Basin size | 40 mi2 (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.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.[1]
Bridges
Notable people
- Bishop Benjamin Eby (1785–1853)
See also
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
- John Fass and the Hammer Creek Press