Tinker Hollow
| Tinker Hollow | |
|---|---|
| Basin features | |
| Main source | valley to the east of Tinker Hill in Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania 1,620 feet (490 m) |
| River mouth | Little Creek in Clifford Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania near Burdick Corners 1,358 feet (414 m) 41°41′48″N 75°30′57″W / 41.69671°N 75.51572°WCoordinates: 41°41′48″N 75°30′57″W / 41.69671°N 75.51572°W |
| Progression | Little Creek → East Branch Tunkhannock Creek → Tunkhannock Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2) |
| Tributaries |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 1.0 mile (1.6 km) |
Tinker Hollow is a tributary of Little Creek in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and flows through Clifford Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody and has wild trout naturally reproducing within it. The surficial geology in its vicinity includes Wisconsinan Till, alluvium, Wisconsinan Ice-Contact Stratified Drift, bedrock, and a lake.
Tinker Hollow begins in a valley to the east of Tinker Hill. It flows north-northeast for a few tenths of a mile before turning north-northwest, receiving an unnamed tributary from the and continuing to flow northwest. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the stream reaches the end of its valley and reaches its confluence with Little Creek.
Tinker Hollow is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long. The stream joins Little Creek 0.60 miles (0.97 km) upstream of its mouth.
The elevation near the mouth of Tinker Hollow is 1,358 feet (414 m) above sea level. The elevation near the stream's source is 1,620 feet (490 m) above sea level.
The surficial geology alongside Tinker Hollow in its lower and middle reaches mainly consists of alluvium. However, in its upper reaches, it mostly consists of a till known as Wisconsinan Till. There is also a small patch of Wisconsinan Ice-Stratified Drift in the middle reaches and a larger one near the headwaters. The surficial geology on the sides of the valley mainly consists of Wisconsinan Till, with a small lake above the headwaters and one patch of bedrock consisting of sandstone and shale on the Tinker Hill side of the valley.
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