Davis Hollow

Davis Hollow
	Davis Hollow looking upstream
Physical characteristics
Main source	between 860 and 880 feet (260 and 270 m)
River mouth	735 ft (224 m)
Length	1.4 mi (2.3 km)
Basin features
Progression	Fishing Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Basin size	0.80 sq mi (2.1 km2)

Last updated March 24, 2019

Davis Hollow is a tributary of Fishing Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) long and flows through Benton Township.^[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.80 square miles (2.1 km²). The surficial geology in its vicinity mainly consists of alluvium, alluvial terrace, Wisconsinan Till, Wisconsinan Lag, Illinoian Flow-Till, and Illinoian Lag.

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean.

Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 67,295. Its county seat is Bloomsburg. The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part of Northumberland County and named for Columbia, a poetic name for the United States that alludes to Christopher Columbus.

Benton Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,245 at the 2010 census.

Course

Davis Hollow begins in a valley in Benton Township. It flows southwest for a short distance before turning west for several tenths of a mile, crossing Pied Piper Road. The stream then turns southwest for a few tenths of a mile, leaving the valley and entering a plain. It then turns southwest and crosses Pennsylvania Route 487 after several tenths of a mile. At this point, it turns south-southwest and reaches its confluence with Fishing Creek a short distance further downstream.^[1]

Pennsylvania Route 487 is a 64.2-mile-long (103.3 km), north–south state highway running from PA 61 in Shamokin Township, Northumberland County to PA 87 in Dushore, Sullivan County. In Bloomsburg, PA 487 and US 11 share a brief wrong-way concurrency. After its brief concurrency with PA 118, PA 487 goes up a steep grade through Ricketts Glen State Park. Pennsylvania Route 487 is used to carry traffic up the Fishing Creek valley.

Davis Hollow joins Fishing Creek 20.78 miles (33.44 km) upstream of its mouth.^[2]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Davis Hollow is 735 feet (224 m) above sea level.^[3] The elevation of the stream's source is between 860 and 880 feet (260 and 270 m) above sea level.^[1]

A river mouth is the part of a river where the river debouches into another river, a lake, a reservoir, a sea, or an ocean.

Mean sea level (MSL) is an average level of the surface of one or more of Earth's oceans from which heights such as elevation may be measured. MSL is a type of vertical datum – a standardised geodetic datum – that is used, for example, as a chart datum in cartography and marine navigation, or, in aviation, as the standard sea level at which atmospheric pressure is measured to calibrate altitude and, consequently, aircraft flight levels. A common and relatively straightforward mean sea-level standard is the midpoint between a mean low and mean high tide at a particular location.

The source or headwaters of a river or stream is the furthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river.

There are two patches of alluvium, which contains stratified silt, sand, and gravel, near the upper reaches of Davis Hollow. However, the surficial geology in the area mainly consists of bedrock made of sandstone and shale as well as a glacial or resedimented till known as Wisconsinan Till. Some Wisconsinan Lag is present at the top of the valley.^[4] The surficial geology near the lower reaches of the stream mainly consists of alluvium, bedrock, alluvial terrace, Illinoian Lag, and a small patch of Illinoian Flow-Till.^[5]

Alluvium is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediment that has been eroded, reshaped by water in some form, and redeposited in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel. When this loose alluvial material is deposited or cemented into a lithological unit, or lithified, it is called an alluvial deposit.

Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay, whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar. Silt may occur as a soil or as sediment mixed in suspension with water and soil in a body of water such as a river. It may also exist as soil deposited at the bottom of a water body, like mudflows from landslides. Silt has a moderate specific area with a typically non-sticky, plastic feel. Silt usually has a floury feel when dry, and a slippery feel when wet. Silt can be visually observed with a hand lens, exhibiting a sparkly appearance. It also can be felt by the tongue as granular when placed on the front teeth.

Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles. It is defined by size, being finer than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural class of soil or soil type; i.e., a soil containing more than 85 percent sand-sized particles by mass.

In the valley of Davis Hollow, the Wisconsinan glacial terminus descends 240 feet (73 m) over the course of 1,000 feet (300 m) (1,267 feet (386 m) per mile).^[4]

Watershed

The watershed of Davis Hollow has an area of 0.80 square miles (2.1 km²).^[2] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Benton. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Stillwater.^[3]

History and etymology

Davis Hollow was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1172989.^[3]

Davis Hollow is an unnamed stream that takes the name of the valley it flows through.^[2] The valley is in turn likely named after a local farmer or landowner.^[6]

According to Walter Brasch's 1982 book Columbia County Place Names, some maps list the valley of Davis Hollow as being in Fishing Creek Township, while others list it as being near Rohrsburg.^[6]

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References

1 2 3 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer , retrieved March 10, 2015
1 2 3 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, pp. 2, 10, retrieved March 10, 2015
1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Davis Hollow , retrieved March 10, 2015
1 2 Duane D. Braun (2012), Surficial geology of the Stillwater 7.5-minute quadrangle, Columbia and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 18, retrieved March 10, 2015
↑ Duane D. Braun (2012), Surficial geology of the Benton 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Columbia and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 16, retrieved March 10, 2015
1 2 Walter Brasch (1982), Columbia County Place Names, pp. 67–68

Coordinates: 41°10′18″N76°23′06″W / 41.1718°N 76.3849°W / 41.1718; -76.3849

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[nationalmap-1] 1 2 3 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer , retrieved March 10, 2015

[gaz-2] 1 2 3 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, pp. 2, 10, retrieved March 10, 2015

[gnis-3] 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Davis Hollow , retrieved March 10, 2015

[surficial1-4] 1 2 Duane D. Braun (2012), Surficial geology of the Stillwater 7.5-minute quadrangle, Columbia and Luzerne Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 18, retrieved March 10, 2015

[5] Duane D. Braun (2012), Surficial geology of the Benton 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Columbia and Lycoming Counties, Pennsylvania, p. 16, retrieved March 10, 2015

[placenames-6] 1 2 Walter Brasch (1982), Columbia County Place Names, pp. 67–68