Abbe Creek

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Abbe Creek
Tributary to Big Creek
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Location of Abbe Creek mouth
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Abbe Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Iowa
County Linn
Physical characteristics
SourceElbow Creek divide
 • locationabout 4 miles southwest of Martelle, Iowa
 • coordinates 41°59′13″N91°31′35″W / 41.98694°N 91.52639°W / 41.98694; -91.52639 [1]
 • elevation870 ft (270 m) [2]
Mouth Big Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles northeast of Bertram, Iowa
 • coordinates
 41°57′12″N91°31′35″W / 41.95333°N 91.52639°W / 41.95333; -91.52639 [1]
 • elevation
709 ft (216 m) [3]
Length5.72 mi (9.21 km) [4]
Basin size4.17 square miles (10.8 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • locationBig Creek
 • average4.24 cu ft/s (0.120 m3/s) at mouth with Big Creek [5]
Basin features
ProgressionBig Creek → Cedar River → Iowa River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system Iowa River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMuseum Road, Ballard Road, Horn Road, W Mt Vernon Road, O'Conner Road

Abbe Creek is a stream in Linn County, Iowa, in the United States. [6] Abbe Creek was named after William Abbe, a settler of Linn County. [7]

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Variant name

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Abby Creek". [1]

Course

Abbe Creek rises about 4 miles southwest of Martelle, Iowa in Linn County and then flows generally west to join the Big Creek about 0.25 miles northeast of Bertram. [3]

Watershed

Abbe Creek drains 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2) of area, receives about 35.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 470.72, and is about 8% forested. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Abbe Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "Abbe Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abbe Creek
  7. ↑ Brewer, Luther Albertus; Wick, Barthinius Larson (1911). History of Linn County Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Pioneer Publishing Company. pp.  461–462.



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