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Raccoon Creek (Chattooga River tributary)

Coordinates: 34°25′43.32″N 085°22′24.85″W / 34.4287000°N 85.3735694°W / 34.4287000; -85.3735694
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Raccoon Creek
Tributary to Chattooga River
Map of Raccoon Creek mouth location
Map of Raccoon Creek mouth location
Location of Raccoon Creek mouth
Map of Raccoon Creek mouth location
Map of Raccoon Creek mouth location
Raccoon Creek (Chattooga River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyChattooga
Physical characteristics
SourceTeloga Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Neal Crossing, Georgia
 • coordinates34°32′6.30″N 085°23′8.85″W / 34.5350833°N 85.3857917°W / 34.5350833; -85.3857917[1]
 • elevation930 ft (280 m)[1]
MouthChattooga 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[1]
 • elevation
604 ft (184 m)[1]
Length10.79 mi (17.36 km)[2]
Basin size29.31 square miles (75.9 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationChattooga River
 • average53.07 cu ft/s (1.503 m3/s) at mouth with Chattooga River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionChattooga RiverCoosa RiverAlabama RiverMobile RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemChattooga
BridgesJenny 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.[4] It is a tributary to the Chattooga River.[5]

Raccoon Creek took its name from an old Cherokee settlement near its course called "Raccoon Town".[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.