Hammer Creek
Encyclopedia
Hammer Creek is a 19.2 miles (30.9 km) tributary
of Cocalico Creek
in Lancaster County
, Pennsylvania
in the United States
. The Erb's Covered Bridge
spans Hammer Creek.
Hammer Creek is dammed to form Speedwell Forge Lake below joining the Cocalico Creek approximate with Middle Creek
near the borough of Rothsville
.
, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of Cocalico Creek
Cocalico Creek
Cocalico Creek is a tributary of the Conestoga River in Lebanon and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The source is at an elevation of near Stricklerstown in Millcreek Township, Lebanon County...
in Lancaster County
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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in the United States
United States
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. The Erb's Covered Bridge
Erb's Covered Bridge
Erb's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Hammer Creek #1 Bridge....
spans Hammer Creek.
Hammer Creek is dammed to form Speedwell Forge Lake below joining the Cocalico Creek approximate with Middle Creek
Middle Creek (Cocalico Creek)
Middle Creek is a tributary of Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Middle Creek joins Cocalico Creek just upstream from Hammer Creek near the borough of Rothsville.-References:...
near the borough of Rothsville
Rothsville, Pennsylvania
Rothsville is a census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,017 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Rothsville is located at ....
.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information SystemGeographic Names Information System
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, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.