Summary
Abram Creek is a 19.4-mile-long (31.2 km)[5] tributary stream of the North Branch Potomac River in Grant and Mineral counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.[6]
| Abram Creek Tributary to North Branch Potomac River | |
|---|---|
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mineral Grant |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Fork Lunice Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.1 miles south-southeast of Bismarck, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 39°12′37″N 079°13′41″W / 39.21028°N 79.22806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,920 ft (890 m)[2] |
| Mouth | North Branch Potomac River |
• location | Harrison, West Virginia / Shallmar, Maryland |
• coordinates | 39°22′45″N 079°12′08″W / 39.37917°N 79.20222°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,670 ft (510 m)[2] |
| Length | 18.35 mi (29.53 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 44.19 square miles (114.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 81.34 cu ft/s (2.303 m3/s) at mouth with North Branch Potomac River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | generally north |
| River system | Potomac River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Johnnycake Run |
| • right | Little Creek Laurel Run Glade Run Emory Creek |
| Bridges | US 48, WV 93, Sugar Grove Farm Road, WV 42, Bulldozer Road (x2), Jones Hollow, US 50, WV 2/3, WV 2, WV 2/2 |
Variant names edit
In 1895, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Abram Creek as the stream's name. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Abram Creek has been known by the following names:
- Abraham Creek
- Abrahams Creek
- Abram's Creek
- Abrams Creek
Course edit
Abram Creek rises on the North Fork Lunice Creek divide about 0.1 miles south-southeast of Bismarck, West Virginia.[2] Tributaries to Abram Creek include Laurel Run, Glade Run, Johnnycake Run, and Emory Creek. Abram Creek enters the North Branch Potomac River at Harrison, West Virginia, across from Shallmar, Maryland.
Watershed edit
Abram Creek drains 44.19 square miles (114.5 km2) of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.24 and is about 75.9% forested.[4]
See also edit
Maps edit
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Abram Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Abram Creek Topo Map, Mineral County WV (Kitzmiller Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Abram Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 15, 2011
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 72.