Raccoon Creek (Tomhicken Creek tributary)
| Raccoon Creek | |
|---|---|
Raccoon Creek looking downstream in Nuremberg, Pennsylvania | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | valley between Little Sugarloaf Mountain and South Buck Mountain in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tomhicken Creek in North Union Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Length | 3.3 mi (5.3 km) |
| Basin size | 2.67 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tomhicken Creek → Catawissa Creek → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Raccoon Creek is a tributary of Tomhicken Creek in Luzerne County and Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) long and flows through Black Creek Township in Luzerne County and North Union Township in Schuylkill County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.67 square miles (6.9 km2). The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters. The main rock formations in the stream's watershed are the Mauch Chunk Formation and the Pottsville Formation and the main soil is the Leck Kill soil.