| Abrams Creek Tributary to Opequon Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Abrams Creek mouthShow map of Virginia Abrams Creek (Virginia) (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Frederick |
| City | Winchester |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gap Run divide |
| • location | Approximately 1 mile north=northeast of Round Hill, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 39°11′59″N 078°13′21″W / 39.19972°N 78.22250°W / 39.19972; -78.22250 |
| • elevation | 880 ft (270 m) |
| Mouth | Opequon Creek |
| • location | about one mile east of Winchester, Virginia |
| • coordinates | 39°10′51″N 078°04′29″W / 39.18083°N 78.07472°W / 39.18083; -78.07472 |
| • elevation | 505 ft (154 m) |
| Length | 10.53 mi (16.95 km) |
| Basin size | 18.86 square miles (48.8 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Opequon Creek |
| • average | 25.46 cu ft/s (0.721 m/s) at mouth with Opequon Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Opequon Creek → Potomac River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Potomac River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Town Run Ash Hollow Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 50, Round Hill Road, VA 37, Merrimans Lane, Willow Grove Lane, W Jubal Early Drive (x2), Valley Avenue, S Loudoun Street, US 17, I-81, Ralph Shockley Drive, Senseny Road, Greenwood Road, Channing Drive, Valley Mill Road, VA 7 |
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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