the bedrock in the southern tip of the fester hollow watershed consists of calcareous shale and a small amount of limestone. north of this is a band of shale bedrock. the northern and central parts of the watershed have siltstone as their bedrock. the zipp series, a silt loam soil, is found on the lower reaches of the stream. fester hollow is in the ridge and valley geographical region of the appalachian mountains. there are forested ravines in along the stream.