Devil Hole Run is a tributary of Little Fishing Creek in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Pine Township. The stream is mostly surrounded by forested land and it is part of a Locally Significant Area listed on the Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory. It has a single named tributary. Plantlife common in the vicinity of the stream include hemlock trees. Trout inhabit the stream itself.
Course
Devil Hole Run begins in a small pond in Pine Township, a few hundred feet from the border between Columbia County and Lycoming County. It flows south-southeast for a few tenths of a mile before turning south. After a few hundred feet, the stream turns south-southeast again, crossing Wolf House Hollow Road. Its valley becomes deeper as it continues downstream. After at least two miles, it receives its only named tributary, Kline Hollow Run. At this point, the stream turns south for a few tenths of a mile, crossing Devil Hole Run Road. It then exits its valley and turns southeast. A short distance further downstream, it reaches its confluence with Little Fishing Creekon the border between Pine Township and Greenwood Township.
Tributaries
Kline Hollow Run, which joins Devil Hole Run in the latter stream's lower reaches, is the only named tributary of Devil Hole Run.
Hydrology, geography and watershed
The elevation near the mouth of Devil Hole Run is above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is between and above sea level. The area that surrounds Devil Hole Run is known as Devil's Hole Hollow. Devil Hole Run is located in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Benton. The mouth of the stream is at the community of Cole's Mill and is located near the community of Derrs. The stream is within a large and mostly untouched block of forest. The only roads that are close to the stream are small private roads. Devil Hole Run is part of a Locally Significant Area in Columbia County. The area's county priority rank is five on a scale of one to five, with one being the most important and five being the least important. The water temperature of Devil Hole Run is cooled by nearby shrubbery. This causes the stream to have a relatively high concentration of dissolved oxygen.
History, etymology, and industries
Devil Hole Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic NamesInformation System is 1173197. Devil Hole Run is so-named because of its "treacherous waters" and because the area in the vicinity of the stream is "Hell-like" and "sinister" according to Walter M. Brasch in his book Columbia County Place Names. The Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory advises against extensive logging in the vicinity of Devil Hole Run.
Biology
Wild trout naturally reproduce in Devil Hole Run between its headwaters and its mouth. The stream is on the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's list of wild trout streams. Hemlock trees are very common in the vicinity of Devil Hole Run. There are herbaceous openings of small size along the stream. These openings are likely to contain wet meadows, with various sedges, shrubs, and wetland plants. The area surrounding Devil Hole Run is described as a "high quality natural habitat" in the Columbia County Natural Areas Inventory.
