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Encyclopedia > Abram Creek

Abram Creek is a tributary stream of the North Branch Potomac River in Grant and Mineral counties in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... A running stream. ... The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... Grant County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Mineral County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia is a narrow stretch of territory in the northeast of the state, bordering Maryland and Virginia. ...


Variant names

In 1895, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided upon Abram Creek as the stream's name. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Abram Creek has been known by the following names: The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a US Federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the Federal Government. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ...

  • Abraham Creek
  • Abrahams Creek
  • Abram's Creek
  • Abrams Creek

See also



This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ...

Potomac River system
Cities and towns | Bridges | Islands | Variant names The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States (USA). ... This is a list of cities, towns, and communities along the Potomac River and its branches in the United States. ... This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Potomac River and its North and South branches. ... The following have been listed as variant names of the Potomac River throughout its history by the Geographic Names Information System. ...

Regions
Allegheny Front | Allegheny Mountains | Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area | Blue Ridge Mountains | Cumberland Valley | Eastern Panhandle | Northern Neck | Northern Virginia | Potomac Highlands | Ridge-and-valley Appalachians | Shenandoah Valley | Southern Maryland | Western Maryland
Tributaries
North Branch | Stony River | Abram Creek | Savage River | Georges Creek | Wills Creek | Patterson Creek | South Branch | North Fork South Branch | South Fork South Branch | Town Creek | Little Cacapon River | Fifteenmile Creek | Sideling Hill Creek | Cacapon River | Lost River | North River (West Virginia) | Tonoloway Creek | Sleepy Creek | Licking Creek | Back Creek | Little Conococheague Creek | Conococheague Creek | Opequon Creek | Antietam Creek | Shenandoah River | North Fork Shenandoah River | South Fork Shenandoah River | North River (Virginia) | South River | Catoctin Creek (Maryland) | Catoctin Creek (Virginia) | Monocacy River | Little Monocacy River | Goose Creek | Seneca Creek | Cabin John Creek | Rock Creek | Anacostia River | Sligo Creek | Four Mile Run | Piscataway Creek | Dogue Creek | Accotink Creek | Pohick Creek | Occoquan River | Bull Run | Neabsco Creek | Mattawoman Creek | Quantico Creek | Chopawamsic Creek | Aquia Creek | Potomac Creek | Nanjemoy Creek | Port Tobacco River | Wicomico River | St. Marys River | Yeocomico River | Hull Creek
Lakes and reservoirs
Abel Lake | Lake Accotink | Lake Anne | Lake Artemesia | Lake Barcroft | Lake Braddock | Breckenridge Reservoir | Brushy Fork Lake | Burke Lake | Dalecarlia Reservoir | Lake Fairfax | Georgetown Reservoir | Lake Holiday | Jennings Randolph Lake | Lake Manassas | McMillan Reservoir | Lake Montclair | Mount Storm Lake | Lake Needwood | Occoquan Reservoir | Sleepy Creek Lake | Stony River Reservoir | Trout Pond
Dependent states
District of Columbia | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia | West Virginia


 

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