| Abrams Creek Tributary to Little Tennessee River | |
|---|---|
 Abrams Creek near Trailhead | |
  Location of Abrams Creek mouth Show map of Tennessee Abrams Creek (Tennessee) (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Blount |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of Anthony Creek and Left Prong Anthony Creek |
| • location | west of Cold Water Knob |
| • coordinates | 35°35′20″N083°45′28″W / 35.58889°N 83.75778°W /35.58889; -83.75778[1] |
| • elevation | 2,440 ft (740 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Tennessee River |
• location | about 5 miles north ofCalderwood, Tennessee |
• coordinates | 35°33′20″N083°59′56″W / 35.55556°N 83.99889°W /35.55556; -83.99889[1] |
• elevation | 874 ft (266 m)[3] |
| Length | 27.60 mi (44.42 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 87.14 square miles (225.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Tennessee River |
| • average | 215.53 cu ft/s (6.103 m3/s) at mouth withLittle Tennessee River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Tennessee River →Tennessee River →Ohio River →Mississippi River →Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Left Prong Anthony Creek, Maywood Creek, Sea Branch, Maple Branch, McCaulley Branch, Cades Branch, Whistling Branch, Mill Creek, More Licker Branch, Law Branch, McCully Branch, Pardon Branch, Mill Branch, Shoofly Branch, Huckleberry Branch, Panther Creek |
| • right | Anthony Creek, Green Branch, Crooked Arm Branch, Harrison Branch, Marthas Branch, Feezell Branch, Tater Branch, Arbutus Branch, Stony Branch, Kreider Branch, Oak Flats Branch, Mill Branch, Buck Shank Branch, Kingfisher Creek, Bell Branch, Mill Creek |
| Bridges | Cades Cove Loop Road, Sparks Lane, Hyatt Lane, Cades Cove Loop Road, US 129 |
Abrams Creek is acreek inBlount County,Tennessee. Its headwaters are inCades Cove, and it is a tributary of theLittle Tennessee River.[6][7] It is named after theChilhoweeCherokee chief Old Abraham ("Abram").[7] Visitors swim and fish in the creek.[8] The creek was deliberately poisoned in 1957 to kill fish in potential competition withrainbow trout; many fish species were extirpated from the river and have never recovered.[6][9]
According to theGeographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
Abrams Creek begins at the confluence of Anthony Creek and Left Prong Anthony Creek west of Cold Water Knob, inBlount County, Tennessee and then flows generally west to join the Little Tennessee River inChilhowee Lake approximately five miles north ofCalderwood.[3]
Abrams Creek drains 87.14 square miles (225.7 km2) of area, receives about 62.7 in/year of precipitation, has awetness index of 254.58, and is about 94% forested.[5]
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