Stranger Hollow
| Stranger Hollow | |
|---|---|
| Basin features | |
| Main source | Catawissa Mountain in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 1,440 to 1,460 feet (440 to 450 m) |
| River mouth | Catawissa Creek in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania 712 ft (217 m) 40°55′52″N 76°17′25″W / 40.9310°N 76.2903°WCoordinates: 40°55′52″N 76°17′25″W / 40.9310°N 76.2903°W |
| Progression | Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 1.0 mi (1.6 km) |
Stranger Hollow (also known as Stranger's Hollow) is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and flows through Beaver Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2). The stream is considered to be a coldwater fishery. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pocono Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil. Historically the Catawissa Railroad and the Philadelphia and Reading Railway crossed over the stream.
Stranger Hollow begins on Catawissa Mountain in Beaver Township. It flows east for a few tenths of a mile and enters a valley. It eventually turns northeast for another few tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with Catawissa Creek.
Stranger Hollow joins Catawissa Creek 15.42 miles (24.82 km) upstream of its mouth.
Stranger Hollow has no tributaries, named or unnamed.
Stranger Hollow is considered to be impaired by atmospheric deposition due to pH. The pH of the stream is unknown.
The elevation near the mouth of Stranger Hollow is 712 feet (217 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream at its source is between 1,440 feet (440 m) and 1,460 feet (450 m).
The lower reaches of Stranger Hollow are on rock of the Mauch Chunk Formation. The rest of the stream is on rock of the Pocono Formation. The lower reaches of the stream are on Leck Kill soil and the rest of the stream is on Hazleton soil.
Stranger Hollow has an extremely high gradient of 449.5 feet (137.0 m) per 0.62 miles (1.00 km).
The watershed of Stranger Hollow has an area of 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2). Most of the watershed is in Beaver Township, but a small portion on its western side is in Roaring Creek Township. The headwaters of the stream are in Pennsylvania State Game Lands Number 58, as is most of the rest of the watershed. The watershed is almost entirely on forested land. It is in the Shumans United States Geological Survey quadrant.
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