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Hammer Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed August 8, 2011
The National Map
accessed August 8, 2011
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of Cocalico Creek
Cocalico Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed August 8, 2011 tributary of the Conestoga River in Lebanon and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania in the United State ...
in Lebanon
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and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania
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in the United States
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.
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 theGeographic Names Information System
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, Hammer Creek has also been known historically as Hammar Creek.
Bridges
* Brunnerville Road Bridge over Hammer Creek * Erb's Covered BridgeNotable people
* Bishop Benjamin Eby (1785–1853)See also
*List of rivers of Pennsylvania
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By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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*John Fass
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and the Hammer Creek Press
References
Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Conestoga River Rivers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Rivers of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub