Rogers Hollow

Rogers Hollow
Etymology the valley through which the stream flows
Basin
Main source broad valley next to Mehoopany Mountain and Doll Mountain in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
1,253 feet (382 m)
River mouth Mehoopany Creek in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania near Forkston
712 feet (217 m)
41°32′51″N 76°05′51″W / 41.5476°N 76.0975°W / 41.5476; -76.0975 (Mouth of Rogers Hollow)Coordinates: 41°32′51″N 76°05′51″W / 41.5476°N 76.0975°W / 41.5476; -76.0975 (Mouth of Rogers Hollow)
Progression Mehoopany Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Physical characteristics
Length 2.2 miles (3.5 km)

Rogers Hollow is a tributary of Mehoopany Creek in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Mehoopany Township. The watershed of the creek has an area of 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2). The creek is classified as a Coldwater Fishery and is in the vicinity of Mehoopany Mountain and Doll Mountain.

Course

Rogers Hollow begins in a broad valley next to Mehoopany Mountain and Doll Mountain in Forkston Township. It flows northwest for a short distance before turning north-northwest for a few tenths of a mile. It then turns west-northwest for more than a mile, reaching the end of its valley and crossing Pennsylvania Route 87. The stream then turns west-northwest along the base of Mehoopany Mountain, gradually turning north-northwest over the next few tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with Mehoopany Creek.[1]

Rogers Hollow is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long.[1] The stream joins Mehoopany Creek 4.58 miles (7.37 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Rogers Hollow is 712 feet (217 m) above sea level, while the elevation near the mouth of the valley is 728 feet (222 m) above sea level.[1][3] The elevation near the creek's source is 1,253 feet (382 m) above sea level.[1]

The valley of Rogers Hollow is relatively broad for its length. The mountains that border it on three sides form a U-shaped boundary.[4]

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Rogers Hollow has an area of 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Meshoppen.[3] Its mouth is located near Forkston.[2]

The entirety of Rogers Hollow is classified as a Coldwater Fishery. It is one of only three named direct tributaries of Mehoopany Creek to have this classification.[5]

History

The valley of Rogers Hollow was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1185392.[3] The stream does not have a name of its own, but instead takes the name of the valley through which it flows.[3]

Appalachia Midstream Services, LLC. has been issued an Erosion and Sediment Control permit for which one of the receiving waterbodies is Rogers Hollow.[6]

In 2015 and in 2016, Rogers Hollow served as the downstream boundary for stocking of brook trout and brown trout on Mehoopany Creek.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved August 12, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, pp. 2, 21, retrieved August 18, 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Rogers Hollow, retrieved August 18, 2016
  4. ↑ United States Geological Survey (1987), forkston.jpg, retrieved August 25, 2016
  5. ↑ Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Wyoming County Office of Community Planning, Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association (March 31, 2007), MEHOOPANY CREEK and LITTLE MEHOOPANY CREEK WATERSHEDS RIVERS CONSERVATION PLAN (PDF), p. 17, retrieved August 18, 2016
  6. ↑ "FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT SECTION 401", Pennsylvania Bulletin, retrieved August 18, 2016
  7. ↑ "PFBC announces trout stocking schedules", Wyoming County Press Examiner, March 23, 2016, retrieved August 18, 2016
  8. ↑ "PFBC announces 2015 trout stocking schedule", Wyoming County Press Examiner, April 1, 2015, retrieved August 18, 2016
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