Abram Creek is a
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, accessed August 15, 2011 tributary
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stream
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of the
North Branch Potomac River
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Course
From the Fairfax Stone, the ...
in
Grant
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and
Mineral
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counties in
West Virginia
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's
Eastern Panhandle
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.
Variant names
In 1895, the
Board on Geographic Names
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officially decided upon Abram Creek as the stream's name. According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, Abram Creek has been known by the following names:
*Abraham Creek
*Abrahams Creek
*Abram's Creek
*Abrams Creek
Course
Abram Creek rises on the North Fork Lunice Creek divide about 0.1 miles south-southeast of
Bismarck, West Virginia
Bismarck is an unincorporated community in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. It lies on West Virginia Route 93 and U.S. Route 48 near Mount Storm Lake.
Bismarck was named in honor of Minister President of Prussia Otto von Bismarck ( ...
.
Tributaries to Abram Creek include Laurel Run, Glade Run, Johnnycake Run, and Emory Creek. Abram Creek enters the North Branch Potomac River at
Harrison, West Virginia, across from
Shallmar, Maryland
Shallmar is an unincorporated community in Garrett County, Maryland
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.
Watershed
Abram Creek drains of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, has a
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of 410.24 and is about 75.9% forested.
See also
*
List of West Virginia rivers
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exc ...
Maps
References
Tributaries of the Potomac River
Rivers of Grant County, West Virginia
Rivers of Mineral County, West Virginia
Rivers of West Virginia
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