Abrams Creek is an 11.2-mile-long (18.0 km)[6] 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.[3]
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- 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.[7]
Watershed
Abrams Creek drains 18.86 square miles (48.8 km2) of area, receives about 38.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 443.80, and is about 16% forested.[5]
Tributaries
Tributary streams are listed from the source to the mouth.
- Town Run
- Ash Hollow Run
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Abrams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Winchester, VA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abrams Creek (Virginia)
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "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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