Abram Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to North Branch Potomac River |
Map Size: | 280 |
Map Alt: | Map of Abram Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 280 |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Abram Creek mouth |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Mineral Grant |
Length: | 18.35miles[1] |
Discharge1 Avg: | 81.34cuft/s at mouth with North Branch Potomac River[2] |
Source1: | North Fork Lunice Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.1 miles south-southeast of Bismarck, West Virginia |
Source1 Coordinates: | 39.2103°N -79.2281°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 2920feet[4] |
Mouth: | North Branch Potomac River |
Mouth Location: | Harrison, West Virginia / Shallmar, Maryland |
Mouth Coordinates: | 39.3792°N -79.2022°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1670feet |
Progression: | generally north |
River System: | Potomac River |
Tributaries Left: | Johnnycake Run |
Tributaries 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 19.4adj=midNaNadj=mid[5] tributary stream of the North Branch Potomac River in Grant and Mineral counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.[6]
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:
Abram Creek rises on the North Fork Lunice Creek divide about 0.1 miles south-southeast of Bismarck, West Virginia.[4] 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.
Abram Creek drains of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.24 and is about 75.9% forested.[2]