Tunis Run | |
Source1 Location: | valley between McCall Mountain and Hough Mountain in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
Mouth Location: | White Deer Creek in Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania near Loganton |
Mouth Coordinates: | 41.0038°N -77.2594°W |
Progression: | White Deer Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Length: | 1.5miles |
Source1 Elevation: | 1777feet |
Mouth Elevation: | 1506feet |
Basin Size: | 1.43sqmi |
Tributaries Left: | one unnamed tributary |
Tributaries Right: | one unnamed tributary |
Tunis Run is a tributary of White Deer Creek in Centre County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.5miles long and flows through Miles Township. The watershed of the stream has an area of 1.43sqmi. The stream is situated near Hough Gap and a railroad was once built near it. Wild trout naturally reproduce within it.
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.
Tunis Run joins White Deer Creek 25.62miles upstream of its mouth.
Tunis Run has no named tributaries. However, it does have two unnamed tributaries. One of these joins Tunis Run 1.04miles upstream of its mouth.
The elevation near the mouth of Tunis Run is 1506feet above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is 1777feet above sea level.
Tunis Run is situated near Hough Gap.
The watershed of Tunis Run has an area of 1.43sqmi. The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Loganton. However, its source is in the quadrangle of Woodward. The mouth of the stream is located near Loganton.
Tunis Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1189919.
A short branch of a railroad was once in the vicinity of Tunis Run.
Wild trout naturally reproduce in Tunis Run from its headwaters downstream to its mouth.
An unnamed tributary of Tunis Run (joining the stream 1.04miles upstream of its mouth) is being considered by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for designation as wild trout waters. It was surveyed on June 26, 2013 and on January 20, 2015, it was listed as being considered for designation as wild trout waters.