After several tenths of a mile, it reaches its confluence with East Fork Harveys Creek.

[2] At river mile 0.51, the peak annual discharge of Drakes Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 260 cubic feet per second and a 2 percent chance of reaching 420 cubic feet per second.

[3] Upstream of Pine Tree Road, the peak annual discharge of Drakes Creek has a 10 percent chance of reaching 200 cubic feet per second and a 2 percent chance of reaching 320 cubic feet per second.

[5] The surficial geology in the vicinity of Drakes Creek mostly features a glacial or resedimented till known as Wisconsinan Till and bedrock consisting of sandstone, conglomeratic sandstone, shale, and coal.

[4] Drakes Creek was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979.