Abrams Creek (Virginia)
Abrams Creek Tributary to Opequon Creek | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Abrams Creek mouth | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Frederick |
City | Winchester |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Gap Run divide |
• location | about 1 mile north=northeast of Round Hill, Virginia |
• coordinates | 39°11′59″N 078°13′21″W / 39.19972°N 78.22250°W[1] |
• elevation | 880 ft (270 m)[2] |
Mouth | Opequon Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Winchester, Virginia |
• coordinates | 39°10′51″N 078°04′29″W / 39.18083°N 78.07472°WCoordinates: 39°10′51″N 078°04′29″W / 39.18083°N 78.07472°W[1] |
• elevation | 505 ft (154 m)[3] |
Length | 10.53 mi (16.95 km)[4] |
Basin size | 18.86 square miles (48.8 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Opequon Creek |
• average | 25.46 cu ft/s (0.721 m3/s) at mouth with Opequon Creek[5] |
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)[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.[7]
Variant names[]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Abraham's Creek
Course[]
Abrams Creek rises about 0.5 miles north-northeast of Round Hill, Virginia, in Frederick County and then flows generally east to join Opequon Creek about 1 mile east of Winchester.[3]
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
Streets it travels under[]
Berryville Pike (SR 7), Valley Mill Road (SR 659), Channing Drive (SR 1554), Greenwood Road (SR 656), Senseny Road (SR 657), I-81, Shockey Drive, University Drive, Wade Miller Drive, Millwood Avenue/ Jubal Early Drive (US 50, US 17, US 522), Mall Road, South Pleasant Valley Road, Abrams Creek Drive, South Loudoun Street, Valley Avenue (US 11), West Jubal Early Drive, Merrimans Lane (SR 621), Western Bypass (SR 37), Round Hill Road (SR 803), Northwestern Pike (US 50).
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "GNIS Detail - Abrams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: 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 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed August 15, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abrams Creek (Virginia)
- Rivers of Frederick County, Virginia
- Rivers of Virginia
- Bodies of water of Winchester, Virginia
- Tributaries of the Potomac River
- Frederick County, Virginia geography stubs
- Virginia river stubs