Yellow Breeches Creek

[4] In 1718 Peter Chartier and his father Martin established a trading post about a mile north of the Yellow Breeches along the Susquehanna River.

[5] Yellow Breeches Creek rises on the northwestern side of South Mountain, in the Michaux State Forest, and collects the drainage of several hollows along the mountainside.

It flows north through Walnut Bottom and turns east to run down the Cumberland Valley, paralleled by an ex-Reading Railroad line.

It flows through the campus of Messiah University, then is joined by Stony Run and enters a series of sharp meanders as the railroad line swings away to the north.

Known for its great fishing, the Yellow Breeches is a popular spot for fly fishers who flock to the mile-long catch and release section near Boiling Springs.

Fishing in the Boiling Springs Lake tributary to the Yellow Breeches Creek in Boiling Springs
Covered bridge over the Creek at Messiah University