Raccoon Creek (Beaver County, Pennsylvania)
Stream in Pennsylvania, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Raccoon Creek (Erie County, Pennsylvania).
Raccoon Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. 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 Little Traverse Creek.
Quick Facts Raccoon Creek Tributary to Ohio River, Location ...
Raccoon Creek Tributary to Ohio River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Beaver County Washington County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide between Raccoon Creek and Chartiers Creek[1] |
• location | Hickory, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 40°18′15″N 080°19′21″W[3] |
• elevation | 1,200 ft (370 m)[4] |
Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Ohioview, Pennsylvania[5] |
• coordinates | 40°39′46″N 080°21′04″W[6] |
• 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 |
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