Raccoon Creek (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Raccoon Creek Tributary to Ohio River | |
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![]() Raccoon Creek near its mouth | |
![]() ![]() Location of Raccoon Creek mouth | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Beaver Washington |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Raccoon Creek and Chartiers Creek[2] |
• location | Hickory, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°18′15″N 080°19′21″W / 40.30417°N 80.32250°W[4] |
• elevation | 1,200 ft (370 m)[5] |
Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Ohioview, Pennsylvania[6] |
• coordinates | 40°39′46″N 080°21′04″W / 40.66278°N 80.35111°WCoordinates: 40°39′46″N 080°21′04″W / 40.66278°N 80.35111°W[1] |
• elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
Length | 47.7 mi (76.8 km)[7] |
Basin size | 477.21 square kilometres (184.25 sq mi)[8] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ohio River |
• average | 204.08 cu ft/s (5.779 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[9] |
Basin features | |
Progression | north |
River system | Ohio River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Burgetts Fork Brush Run Wingfield Run Traverse Creek Little Traverse Creek Frames Run Gum Run Fishpot Run |
• right | Cherry Run Little Raccoon Run Chamberlain Run Potato Garden Run Rareden Run |
Waterbodies | Cherry Valley Reservoir |
Raccoon Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Raccoon Creek joins the Ohio River in Potter Township. Only a small portion of the creek is located within Raccoon Creek State Park. The stream within the park is .
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Raccoon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Raccoon Creek State Park Topo Map, Beaver County PA (Hookstown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Raccoon Creek State Park Topo Map, Beaver County PA (Hookstown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Raccoon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Raccoon Creek State Park Topo Map, Beaver County PA (Hookstown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Raccoon Creek State Park Topo Map, Beaver County PA (Hookstown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ 20D Raccoon Creek Region Conservation Plan (PDF). 2014. p. 11.
- ^ "Raccoon Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
- ^ "Raccoon Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
External links[]
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raccoon Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Categories:
- Rivers of Pennsylvania
- Tributaries of the Ohio River
- Rivers of Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Western Pennsylvania geography stubs
- Pittsburgh stubs
- Pennsylvania river stubs