Yankee Run

Yankee Run
Etymology Benjamin Strawbridge, a Yankee
Basin
Main source valley in a mountain in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
between 1,780 and 1,800 feet (540 and 550 m)
River mouth Rapid Run in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania
1,594 ft (486 m)
40°59′06″N 77°13′33″W / 40.9851°N 77.2257°W / 40.9851; -77.2257 (Mouth of Yankee Run)Coordinates: 40°59′06″N 77°13′33″W / 40.9851°N 77.2257°W / 40.9851; -77.2257 (Mouth of Yankee Run)
Progression Rapid Run → Buffalo Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay
Basin size 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Physical characteristics
Length 1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Features
Tributaries
  • Right:
    one unnamed tributary

Yankee Run is a tributary of Rapid Run in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long and flows through Miles Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.83 square miles (2.1 km2). It is a small stream and is named after Benjamin Strawbridge. Wild trout naturally reproduce within it.

Course

Yankee Run begins in a valley in a mountain in Miles Township. It flows west-southwest through the valley for several tenths of a mile before turning south. The stream receives a very short unnamed tributary from the right and enters a much larger valley, where it crosses Pennsylvania Route 192. A short distance further downstream, it reaches its confluence with Rapid Run.[1]

Yankee Run joins Rapid Run 13.34 miles (21.47 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]

Tributaries

Yankee Run has no named tributaries.[1] However, it does have an unnamed tributary, which joins Yankee Run 0.39 miles (0.63 km) upstream of its mouth.[3]

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Yankee Run is 1,594 feet (486 m) above sea level.[4] The elevation of the stream's mouth is between 1,780 and 1,800 feet (540 and 550 m) above sea level.[1]

Yankee Run is located to the south of McCall Mountain and to the east of Hough Mountain.[5] The stream is located near the Brush Valley Narrows. It was described in John Blair Linn's book History of Centre and Clinton Counties as a "little stream".[6]

Watershed and biology

The watershed of Yankee Run has an area of 0.83 square miles (2.1 km2).[2] The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Hartleton.[4]

Wild trout naturally reproduce in Yankee Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.[7] Additionally, its unnamed tributary is being considered for wild trout designation.[3]

History

Yankee Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1191857.[4] Rapid Run, which Yankee Run is a tributary of, is also known as Yankee Run in some sources.[8]

Benjamin Strawbridge, an early settler in the Brush Valley, settled in the vicinity of Yankee Run after inhabiting a number of places in the valley. The stream is named after Strawbridge, who, is described as a Yankee in John Blair Linn's book History of Centre and Clinton Counties.[6]

The unnamed tributary to Yankee Run was surveyed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on July 16, 2013.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved August 2, 2015
  2. 1 2 Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams (PDF), November 2, 2001, p. 154, retrieved July 27, 2015
  3. 1 2 3 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Streams Being Considered for Wild Trout Designation, retrieved August 2, 2015
  4. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Yankee Run, retrieved August 2, 2015
  5. ↑ United States Geological Survey (1977), Miles Township, retrieved August 2, 2015
  6. 1 2 John Blair Linn, History of Centre and Clinton Counties, p. 365, retrieved August 2, 2015
  7. ↑ Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (May 2015), Pennsylvania Wild Trout Waters (Natural Reproduction) - May 2015 (PDF), p. 16, retrieved August 2, 2015
  8. ↑ Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Rapid Run, retrieved August 2, 2015
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