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

See also

• Martins Fork Lake
• List of rivers of Kentucky

References

1. 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.