| Abram Creek Tributary to North Branch Potomac River | |
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| 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 ofBismarck, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 39°12′37″N079°13′41″W / 39.21028°N 79.22806°W /39.21028; -79.22806[1] |
| • elevation | 2,920 ft (890 m)[2] |
| Mouth | North Branch Potomac River |
• location | Harrison, West Virginia /Shallmar, Maryland |
• coordinates | 39°22′45″N079°12′08″W / 39.37917°N 79.20222°W /39.37917; -79.20222[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 withNorth 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]tributarystream of theNorth Branch Potomac River inGrant andMineral counties inWest Virginia'sEastern Panhandle.[6]
In 1895, theBoard on Geographic Names officially decided uponAbram Creek as the stream's name. According to theGeographic 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 ofBismarck, 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 atHarrison, West Virginia, across fromShallmar, Maryland.
Abram Creek drains 44.19 square miles (114.5 km2) of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, has atopographic wetness index of 410.24 and is about 75.9% forested.[4]
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