| Bowman Hollow
Bowman Hollow Creek
| |
|---|---|
| Etymology | the valley through which the stream flows |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | two unnamed tributaries in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,205 feet (367 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mehoopany Creek in Forkston Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania at Forkston |
• coordinates | 41°31′46″N 76°07′36″W / 41.52952°N 76.12666°W / 41.52952; -76.12666 |
• elevation | 797 feet (243 m) |
| Length | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Mehoopany Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Bowman Hollow (also known as Bowman Hollow Creek) is a tributaryofMehoopany CreekinWyoming County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 2.2 miles (3.5 km) long and flows through Forkston Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2). The stream flows over a highly secluded waterfall known as the Bowman Hollow Falls.
Bowman Hollow begins near the confluence of two unnamed tributaries in Forkston Township, Wyoming County. The stream flows northwest alongside a road and through a deep U-shaped valley for approximately two miles before reaching the end of the valley. It then enters the floodplain of Mehoopany Creek and turns north for a short distance before reaching its confluence with Mehoopany Creek.[1]
Bowman Hollow joins Mehoopany Creek 6.68 miles (10.75 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]
The elevation near the mouth of Bowman Hollow is 797 feet (243 m) above sea level.[3] The elevation near the stream's source is 1,205 feet (367 m) above sea level.[1] The stream is located within a U-shaped hollow and is surrounded on three sides by cliffs.[4]
Bowman Hollow has a waterfall known as the Bowman Hollow Falls. The waterfall drops approximately 40 feet (12 m) into a large gorge and contains a number of cascades and flumes. It is an extremely obscure and secluded site and as such, is very rarely visited or photographed. The area has been described as being like a "secret garden". However, the waterfall is on private land.[4]
The watershed of Bowman Hollow has an area of 3.08 square miles (8.0 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Meshoppen.[3] The mouth of the stream is at Forkston.[2] The designated use of the stream is aquatic life.[5]
The community of Forkston, which is located near Bowman Hollow, is one of only two areas of residential development in the watershed of Mehoopany Creek.[6]
Bowman Hollow is not designated as an impaired waterbody.[5] The stream is classified as a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery.[6]
Bowman Hollow is not an officially named stream, but instead takes the name of the valley through which it flows.[2] The valley was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1170066.[3] The stream has also been historically known as Bowman Hollow Creek.[7]
In 1922, G.L. Moore et al. received approval to construct a small dam across Bowman Hollow near the village of Forkston.[7] In 1930, a 29.9-foot (9.1 m) steel bridge carrying a township road over the stream was built near Forkston. As of May 2015, it has an average daily traffic rate of 100 vehicles.[8]
In 2012, Chief Gathering, LLC. applied for and/or received a permit to construct a natural gas pipeline that would impact several areas of Bowman Hollow and one or more of its unnamed tributaries with open cut trenching and timber mats, as well as a permanent access road.[9]
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