Deep Hollow (West Branch Fishing Creek tributary)

Deep Hollow is a tributary of West Branch Fishing Creek in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long and flows through Davidson Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.53 square miles (1.4 km2). Wild trout naturally reproduce in the stream. The surficial geology in the area mainly features bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale, as well as a small amount of Boulder Colluvium and alluvium.

Deep Hollow
Etymologynamed after the valley through which it flows
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationvalley on a plateau in Davidson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationjust over 2,340 feet (710 m)
Mouth 
 • location
West Branch Fishing Creek in Davidson Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°18′35″N 76°28′56″W
 • elevation
1,657 ft (505 m)
Length0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Basin size0.53 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionWest Branch Fishing Creek → Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

Course

Deep Hollow begins in a valley on a plateau in Davidson Township. It flows south-southeast for several tenths of a mile and its valley becomes much deeper. The stream then turns south-southwest for a few tenths of a mile. It then turns south-southeast again, crossing Fishing Creek Road and reaching its confluence with West Branch Fishing Creek.[1]

Deep Hollow joins West Branch Fishing Creek 8.24 miles (13.26 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Deep Hollow is 1,657 feet (505 m) above sea level.[3] The elevation near the stream's source is just over 2,340 feet (710 m) above sea level.[1]

Nearly all of the surficial geology in the valley of Deep Hollow is on bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale. However, near its mouth, there is an area of alluvium and Boulder Colluvium. Alluvium contains stratified sand, silt, and gravel, as well as some boulders. Boulder Colluvium mainly contains boulders made of quartz, sandstone, or conglomerate.[4]

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has a permit to maintain a bridge over Deep Hollow.[5] The bridge has a span of 10 feet (3.0 m) and the waterway opening underneath has an area of 5 square feet (0.46 m2). It is a wood plank bridge with stone abutment walls.[5]

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Deep Hollow has an area of 0.53 square miles (1.4 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Elk Grove.[3]

Wild trout naturally reproduce in Deep Hollow from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[6]

History and etymology

Deep Hollow was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1173064.[3] The stream is unnamed and instead takes the name of the valley that it flows through.[2]

See also

References
  1. United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on March 29, 2012, retrieved March 2, 2015
  2. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, pp. 2, 10, retrieved March 2, 2015
  3. Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Deep Hollow, retrieved March 2, 2015
  4. Duane D. Braun (2007), Surficial geology of the Elk Grove 7.5-Minute Quadrangle Sullivan, Columbia, and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania (PDF), p. 21, archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2007, retrieved March 2, 2015
  5. [34 Pa.B. 1687] [Continued from previous Web Page] FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401, Pennsylvania Bulletin, 2004, retrieved March 2, 2015
  6. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (January 2015), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - Jan 2015 (PDF), p. 85, retrieved March 2, 2015
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