Martin's Fork (Cumberland River tributary)

Martins Fork
Martin's Fork Lake
Map
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • location
Harlan, Kentucky
 • coordinates
36°50′42″N 83°19′27″W / 36.84500°N 83.32417°W / 36.84500; -83.32417
 • elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)[1]
Length32 mi (51 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHarlan, Kentucky
 • average243 cu/ft. per sec.[2]
Basin features
ProgressionCumberlandOhioMississippi

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.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Martin's Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
  2. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Kentucky: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  3. ^ "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2013-11-09.