Negro Hollow
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Satellite map of Negro Hollow. The red dot is the stream's source and blue dot is its mouth.
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| Basin features | |
| Main source | Bears Head in Delano Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1,800 ft (550 m) |
| River mouth | Messers Run in East Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania 1,128 ft (344 m) |
| Progression | Messers Run → Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 1.57 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 1.7 mi (2.7 km) |
Negro Hollow (also known as Negro Hollow Run) is the only named tributary of Messers Run in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) long and flows through Delano Township, Kline Township, and East Union Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.57 square miles (4.1 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. Two species of fish inhabit the stream, including brook trout. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hezleton soil. The stream has one unnamed tributary.
Negro Hollow begins on a mountain known as Bears Head in Delano Township. It flows northwest for several tenths of a mile, entering a valley. The stream then receives an unnamed tributary and turns north for several hundred feet, flowing through another valley. It enters Kline Township and turns north-northeast for several tenths of a mile, entering East Union Township. The stream then turns east-northeast for a few tenths of a mile and reaches its confluence with Messers Run near the Blue Head Reservoir.
Negro Hollow joins Messers Run 0.80 miles (1.29 km) upstream of its mouth.
Negro Hollow has no named tributaries. However it has one unnamed tributary. It is known as "Trib 27607 To "Negro Hollow"". This tributary flows through Mahanoy Township and Delano Township.
Negro Hollow is an infertile and acidic stream. It has the potential to be affected by acid precipitation.
The pH of Negro Hollow is 6.6. The concentration of alkalinity in the stream is 4 milligrams per liter. The total concentration of water hardness is 7 milligrams per liter.
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