Cowbell Hollow

Cowbell Hollow (also known as Cowbell Hollow Run) is a tributary of White Deer Creek in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 0.6 miles (0.97 km) long and flows through West Buffalo Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2). The stream is not designated as an impaired waterbody. Wild trout naturally reproduce within it throughout its length.

Cowbell Hollow
Cowbell Hollow Run
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ locationvalley on a mountain in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania
 ⁃ elevation1,437 ft (438 m)
Mouth 
 ⁃ location
White Deer Creek in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania near McKean Springs
 ⁃ coordinates
41°02′47″N 77°04′31″W
 ⁃ elevation
1,109 ft (338 m)
Length0.6 mi (0.97 km)
Basin size0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Deer Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay

Course

Cowbell Hollow begins in a valley on the southeastern edge of a mountain in West Buffalo Township. It flows east-northeast for several tenths of a mile before arriving at the bottom of the mountain and reaching its confluence with White Deer Creek.[1]

Cowbell Hollow joins White Deer Creek 13.58 miles (21.85 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Hydrology

Cowbell Hollow is not designated as an impaired waterbody.[3]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Cowbell Hollow is 1,109 feet (338 m) above sea level.[4] The elevation of the stream's source is 1,437 feet (438 m) above sea level.[1]

Watershed

The watershed of Cowbell Hollow has an area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2).[2] The stream's valley is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Williamsport SE.[4] The mouth of the stream is situated within 1 mile (1.6 km) of McKean Springs.[2] The stream is in the Lower West Branch Susquehanna River drainage basin.[3]

The designated use for Cowbell Hollow is aquatic life.[3]

History

The valley of Cowbell Hollow was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1172555.[4] The stream is an unnamed stream that take the name of the named hollow through which it flows.[2]

Cowbell Hollow is also known as Cowbell Hollow Run.[5]

Biology

Two black bears were once shot in the valley of Cowbell Hollow in the 1800s or early 1900s.[6] Wild trout naturally reproduce in Cowbell Hollow from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[5] They have been recorded doing so since at least 2003.[7]

See also

References
  1. United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, archived from the original on April 5, 2012, retrieved January 14, 2016
  2. Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, pp. 2, 9, retrieved January 14, 2016
  3. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2006 Waterbody Report for Cowbell Hollow, retrieved January 14, 2015
  4. Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Cowbell Hollow, retrieved January 14, 2015
  5. Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (October 2015), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) – October 2015 (PDF), p. 87, retrieved January 14, 2016
  6. French, John C.; Shoemaker, Henry Wharton (1921), The Black Bear of Pennsylvania, Times Tribune Company, p. 65
  7. "Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 51, December 20, 2003" (PDF), Pennsylvania Bulletin, December 20, 2003, retrieved January 14, 2015
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