Misplaced Pages

Raccoon Creek Tributary to Chattooga River
Location of Raccoon Creek mouthShow map of GeorgiaRaccoon Creek (Chattooga River tributary) (the United States)Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Chattooga
Physical characteristics
Source	Teloga Creek divide
• location	about 3 miles southeast of Neal Crossing, Georgia
• coordinates	34°32′6.30″N 085°23′8.85″W / 34.5350833°N 85.3857917°W / 34.5350833; -85.3857917
• elevation	930 ft (280 m)
Mouth	Chattooga River
• location	about 2 miles northeast of Lyerly, Georgia
• coordinates	34°25′43.32″N 085°22′24.85″W / 34.4287000°N 85.3735694°W / 34.4287000; -85.3735694
• elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Length	10.79 mi (17.36 km)
Basin size	29.31 square miles (75.9 km)
Discharge
• location	Chattooga River
• average	53.07 cu ft/s (1.503 m/s) at mouth with Chattooga River
Basin features
Progression	Chattooga River → Coosa River → Alabama River → Mobile River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Chattooga
Bridges	Jenny Marie Lane, Chelsea Lane, Williams Road, Calland Drive, Beavers Road, Hair Lake Road, GA 48, Back Berryton Road, GA 114

Raccoon Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is a tributary to the Chattooga River.

Raccoon Creek took its name from an old Cherokee settlement near its course called "Raccoon Town".

References

1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
3. ^ "Raccoon Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raccoon Creek (Chattooga River tributary)
5. ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

• v
• t
• e

• Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
• Rivers of Chattooga County, Georgia
• Georgia (U.S. state) river stubs