Yankee Run | |
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Etymology | Benjamin Strawbridge, a Yankee |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | valley in a mountain in Miles Township, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | between 1,780 and 1,800 feet (540 and 550 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Rapid Run in Miles Township, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°59′06″N 77°13′33″W / 40.9851°N 77.2257°W |
• elevation | 1,594 ft (486 m) |
Length | 1.0 mi (1.6 km) |
Basin size | 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rapid Run → Buffalo Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
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.