Tunis Run
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| Tunis Run | |
|---|---|
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley between McCall Mountain and Hough Mountain in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,777 ft (542 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | White Deer Creek in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania near Loganton |
• coordinates | 41°00′14″N 77°15′34″W / 41.0038°N 77.2594°W |
• elevation | 1,506 ft (459 m) |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Basin size | 1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | White Deer Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | one unnamed tributary |
| • right | one unnamed tributary |
Tunis Run is a tributary of White Deer Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long and flows through Miles Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.43 square miles (3.7 km2). The stream is situated near Hough Gap and a railroad was once built near it. Wild trout naturally reproduce within it.
Tributaries
Tunis Run begins in a valley between McCall Mountain and Hough Mountain in Miles Township. It flows west for a few tenths of a mile before receiving an unnamed tributary from the left and turning north and then north-northeast, flowing through a valley between McCall Mountain and Hall Mountain. After several tenths of a mile, the stream receives an unnamed tributary from the right and turns north-northwest for a few tenths of a mile, leaving its valley. It then turns northeast. Several tenths of a mile further downstream, the stream reaches its confluence with White Deer Creek.[1]
Tunis Run joins White Deer Creek 25.62 miles (41.23 km) upstream of its mouth.[2]
Tunis Run has no named tributaries. However, it does have two unnamed tributaries.[1] One of these joins Tunis Run 1.04 miles (1.67 km) upstream of its mouth.[3]
Geography and geology
Watershed
The watershed of Tunis Run has an area of 1.43 square miles (3.7 km2).[2] The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Loganton. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Woodward.[4] The mouth of the stream is located near Loganton.[2]
History
Tunis Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1189919.[4]
A short branch of a railroad was once in the vicinity of Tunis Run.[6]