Rickard Hollow is a tributary of Green Creek in

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, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Fishing Creek Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of . The stream itself has two unnamed tributaries and sewage is discharged into it. The exact origin of its name is not known.

Course

Rickard Hollow begins in a deep valley in Fishing Creek Township, a few hundred feet west of the western edge of Stillwater. It flows southwest for a short distance before turning south-southwest for several tenths of a mile. The stream then turns west for a short distance, receiving an unnamed tributary of passing through a pond. It then turns south-southwest, flowing alongside T-633, which it crosses once. The stream eventually receives another unnamed tributary and enters Greenwood Township and Rohrsburg and continues flowing south-southwest. Eventually, it crosses Rohrsburg Road and turns roughly south. A few tenths of a mile further downstream, it reaches its confluence with Green Creek. Rickard Hollow joins Green Creek upstream of its mouth.

Tributaries

Rickard Hollow has no named tributaries. However, it does have two unnamed tributaries.

Geography and watershed

The elevation near the mouth of Rickard Hollow is above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is between and above sea level. The stream is close to the

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and to another valley known as Davis Hollow. The Greenwood Township Municipal Authority has a permit to discharge

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into Rickard Hollow. It is waived by the United States Department of Environmental Protection. This is considered to be a minor discharge, with a

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of only 7500 gallons per day. The

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of Rickard Hollow has an area of . Both the mouth and the source of the stream are in the

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quadrangle of Benton.

History and etymology

Rickard Hollow was entered into the

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on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1185024. The origin of Rickard Hollow's name is unknown. However, it is likely to be named after a local farmer or landowner.

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