Yankee Run

Yankee Run
EtymologyBenjamin Strawbridge, a Yankee
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationvalley in a mountain in Miles Township, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 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 / 40.9851; -77.2257
 • elevation
1,594 ft (486 m)
Length1.0 mi (1.6 km)
Basin size0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionRapid Run → Buffalo CreekWest Branch Susquehanna RiverSusquehanna RiverChesapeake Bay
Tributaries 
 • rightone 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.

  1. ^ United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved August 2, 2015