Martin's Fork (Cumberland River tributary)
| Martins Fork | |
|---|---|
Martin's Fork Lake | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Harlan, Kentucky |
• coordinates | 36°50′42″N 83°19′27″W / 36.84500°N 83.32417°W |
• elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Length | 32 mi (51 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Harlan, Kentucky |
| • average | 243 cu/ft. per sec. |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cumberland—Ohio—Mississippi |
Martins Fork is a 32-mile (51 km) river in Bell and Harlan Counties in Kentucky in the United States. 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.