Martin's Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
Martins Fork is a 32-mile (51 km)[3] river in Bell and Harlan Counties in Kentucky in the United States.[1] The river flows east and north from its source in the Cumberland Mountains, a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, to its confluence with the Poor Fork at Baxter. The confluence marks the official beginning of the Cumberland River.
| Martins Fork | |
|---|---|
 Martin's Fork Lake | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Harlan, Kentucky |
• coordinates | 36°50′42″N 83°19′27″W |
• elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m)[1] |
| Length | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Harlan, Kentucky |
| • average | 243 cu/ft. per sec.[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cumberland—Ohio—Mississippi |
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martin's Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
- "USGS Surface Water data for Kentucky: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
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