Raccoon Creek Tributary to Lake Erie | |
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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″N080°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″N080°28′57.25″W / 41.9903333°N 80.4825694°W Coordinates: 41°59′25.20″N080°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 |
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