Abrams Run

Abrams Run
Tributary to West Fork River
Location of Abrams Run mouth
Abrams Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLewis
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Run divide
 • locationwest of Haytack Knob
 • coordinates38°50′16″N 080°28′50″W / 38.83778°N 80.48056°W / 38.83778; -80.48056[1]
 • elevation1,250 ft (380 m)[2]
MouthWest Fork River
 • location
Emmart, West Virginia
 • coordinates
38°52′43″N 080°28′42″W / 38.87861°N 80.47833°W / 38.87861; -80.47833[1]
 • elevation
1,073 ft (327 m)[3]
Length2.42 mi (3.89 km)[4]
Basin size3.04 square miles (7.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationWest Fork River
 • average5.80 cu ft/s (0.164 m3/s) at mouth with West Fork River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionWest Fork RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 46 (Abrams Run Road) (x3)

Abrams Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[6]

Abrams Run has the name of Abram Bennett, a pioneer who settled there.[7]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Abram's Run

Course

Abrams Run rises west of Haytack Knob, in Lewis County, West Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join the West Fork River at Emmart.[3]

Watershed

Abrams Run drains 3.04 square miles (7.9 km2) of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 284.52, and is about 78% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Abrams Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Abrams Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abrams Run
  7. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 72.