Abrams Creek (Virginia)
Abrams Creek is an 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km) tributary stream of Opequon Creek in Frederick County and the independent city of Winchester in Virginia. Abrams Creek rises north of Round Hill and flows in a southeasterly direction through Winchester. From Winchester, Abrams Creek flows east into Opequon Creek. The stream was originally known as Abraham's Creek.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Abraham's Creek
Course
Abrams Creek rises approximately one-half mile north-northeast of Round Hill, in Frederick County and then flows generally east to join Opequon Creek approximately one mile east of Winchester.
Watershed
Abrams Creek drains 18.86 square miles (48.8 km) of area, receives about 38.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 443.80, and is about 16% forested.
Tributaries
Tributary streams are listed from the source to the mouth.
- Town Run
- Ash Hollow Run
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Abrams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Winchester, VA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abrams Creek (Virginia)
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Abrams Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ 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
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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