Abram Creek
Tributary to North Branch Potomac River
Location of Abram Creek mouth
Location of Abram Creek mouth
Location of Abram Creek mouth
Location of Abram Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMineral
Grant
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Lunice Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.1 miles south-southeast of Bismarck, West Virginia
 • coordinates39°12′37″N 079°13′41″W / 39.21028°N 79.22806°W / 39.21028; -79.22806[1]
 • elevation2,920 ft (890 m)[2]
MouthNorth Branch Potomac River
 • location
Harrison, West Virginia / Shallmar, Maryland
 • coordinates
39°22′45″N 079°12′08″W / 39.37917°N 79.20222°W / 39.37917; -79.20222[1]
 • elevation
1,670 ft (510 m)[2]
Length18.35 mi (29.53 km)[3]
Basin size44.19 square miles (114.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average81.34 cu ft/s (2.303 m3/s) at mouth with North Branch Potomac River[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally north
River systemPotomac River
Tributaries 
 • leftJohnnycake Run
 • rightLittle Creek
Laurel Run
Glade Run
Emory Creek
BridgesUS 48, WV 93, Sugar Grove Farm Road, WV 42, Bulldozer Road (x2), Jones Hollow, US 50, WV 2/3, WV 2, WV 2/2

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]

Variant names

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:

Course

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

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

Maps

Course of Abram Creek (North Branch Potomac River tributary)
Watershed of Abram Creek (North Branch Potomac River tributary)

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Abram Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Abram Creek Topo Map, Mineral County WV (Kitzmiller Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Abram Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ 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
  6. ^ 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.


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