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Stream in Georgia, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Raccoon Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Georgia.[4] It is a tributary to the Chattooga River.[5]
Raccoon Creek Tributary to Chattooga River | |
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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[1] |
• elevation | 930 ft (280 m)[1] |
Mouth | Chattooga River |
• location | about 2 miles northeast of Lyerly, Georgia |
• coordinates | 34°25′43.32″N 085°22′24.85″W[1] |
• elevation | 604 ft (184 m)[1] |
Length | 10.79 mi (17.36 km)[2] |
Basin size | 29.31 square miles (75.9 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Chattooga River |
• average | 53.07 cu ft/s (1.503 m3/s) at mouth with Chattooga River[3] |
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 took its name from an old Cherokee settlement near its course called "Raccoon Town".[5]
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