Raccoon Creek (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
| Raccoon Creek Tributary to Lake Erie | |
|---|---|
  Location of Raccoon Creek mouth  Raccoon Creek (Erie County, Pennsylvania) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Erie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Conneaut Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles south of West Springfield, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°55′35.00″N 080°28′5.00″W / 41.9263889°N 80.4680556°W[1] |
| • elevation | 865 ft (264 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
• location | about 6 miles north of West Springfield, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°59′25.20″N 080°28′57.25″W / 41.9903333°N 80.4825694°W[1] |
• elevation | 571 ft (174 m)[1] |
| Length | 6.58 mi (10.59 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 8.31 square miles (21.5 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lake Erie |
| • average | 12.10 cu ft/s (0.343 m3/s) at mouth with Lake Erie[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Lake Erie → Niagara River → Lake Ontario → St. Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Lake Erie |
| Bridges | Huntley Road, Griffey Road, US 6N, Old Albion Road, I-90, Sanford Road, Coon Creek Road, West Ridge Road, West Lake Road, Elmwood Home Road, Ellis Road, Old Lake Road |
Raccoon Creek is located in northwestern Pennsylvania just west of West Springfield in Erie County.[4] Its mouth opens into Lake Erie not far from the Ohio border. Raccoon Creek Park is a township picnic area located just to the east of the creeks.
Course
[edit]Raccoon Creek rises in a pond on the Conneaut Creek divide about 2 miles south of West Springfield, Pennsylvania and then flows northeast and turns north-northwest to join Lake Erie about 6 miles north of West Springfield, Pennsylvania.[1]
Watershed
[edit]Raccoon Creek drains 8.31 square miles (21.5 km2) of area, receives about 41.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 499.60, and is about 53.74% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Raccoon Creek Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raccoon Creek (Erie County, Pennsylvania)
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