Raccoon Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Chattooga River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Raccoon Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Raccoon Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Chattooga |
Length: | 10.79miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Chattooga River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 53.07cuft/s at mouth with Chattooga River[2] |
Source1: | Teloga Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles southeast of Neal Crossing, Georgia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 34.5351°N -85.3858°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 930feet |
Mouth: | Chattooga River |
Mouth Location: | about 2 miles northeast of Lyerly, Georgia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 34.4287°N -85.3736°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 604feet |
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.[4]
Raccoon Creek took its name from an old Cherokee settlement near its course called "Raccoon Town".