Stranger Hollow
| Stranger Hollow | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Catawissa Mountain in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,440 to 1,460 feet (440 to 450 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Catawissa Creek in Beaver Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°55′52″N 76°17′25″W / 40.9310°N 76.2903°W |
• elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
| Length | 1.0 mi (1.6 km) |
| Basin size | 0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Stranger Hollow (also known as Stranger's Hollow) is a tributary of Catawissa Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and flows through Beaver Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.57 square miles (1.5 km2). The stream is considered to be a coldwater fishery. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pocono Formation and the main soils are the Leck Kill soil and the Hazleton soil. Historically the Catawissa Railroad and the Philadelphia and Reading Railway crossed over the stream.