The stream is considered to be a High-Quality Coldwater Fishery and Class A Wild Trout Waters.

It flows roughly west and within a few tenths of a mile, passes through the community of Weston.

[3] On 1:00 P.M. on July 11, 1997, the air temperature in the vicinity of Raccoon Creek was measured to be 28 °C (82 °F).

[4] The elevation near the stream's source is slightly over 1,240 feet (380 m) above sea level.

[1] The entire length of the watershed of Raccoon Creek is on rock of the Mauch Chunk Formation.

[3] Raccoon Creek is a small stream, with a width of 2.2 metres (7.2 ft).

[5] Additionally, there are two areas of developed land in the upper reaches of the watershed: the communities of Nuremberg and Weston.

[3] Raccoon Creek is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Nuremberg.

The purpose of the study was to reduce the effect that the creek's flooding had on nearby residential areas and also to stabilize the stream's banks.

These include brook trout and largemouth bass, but the latter most likely escaped from nearby farm ponds.