Abram Creek (West Virginia)

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[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[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

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:

Abraham Creek
Abrahams Creek
Abram's Creek
Abrams Creek

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]

Maps

Course of Abram Creek (North Branch Potomac River tributary)

Watershed of Abram Creek (North Branch Potomac River tributary)

References

"GNIS Detail - Abram Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
"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.
"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 2012-04-05 at WebCite, 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.

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Abram Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[ABTopozone-2] "Abram Creek Topo Map, Mineral County WV (Kitzmiller Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[geoviewer-3] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[watershed-4] "Abram Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 March 2020.

[NHD-5] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, 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.