Abrams Creek (Tennessee)

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Abrams Creek
Tributary to Little Tennessee River
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Abrams Creek near Trailhead
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Location of Abrams Creek mouth
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Abrams Creek (Tennessee) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Blount
Physical characteristics
Sourceconfluence of Anthony Creek and Left Prong Anthony Creek
 • locationwest of Cold Water Knob
 • coordinates 35°35′20″N083°45′28″W / 35.58889°N 83.75778°W / 35.58889; -83.75778 [1]
 • elevation2,440 ft (740 m) [2]
Mouth Little Tennessee River
 • location
about 5 miles north of Calderwood, Tennessee
 • coordinates
 35°33′20″N083°59′56″W / 35.55556°N 83.99889°W / 35.55556; -83.99889 Coordinates: 35°33′20″N083°59′56″W / 35.55556°N 83.99889°W / 35.55556; -83.99889 [1]
 • elevation
874 ft (266 m) [3]
Length27.60 mi (44.42 km) [4]
Basin size87.14 square miles (225.7 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Little Tennessee River
 • average215.53 cu ft/s (6.103 m3/s) at mouth with Little Tennessee River [5]
Basin features
Progression Little Tennessee River → Tennessee River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system Ohio River
Tributaries 
 • leftLeft Prong Anthony Creek, Maywood Creek, Sea Branch, Maple Branch, McCaulley Branch, Cades Branch, Whistling Branch, Mill Creek, More Licker Branch, Law Branch, McCully Branch, Pardon Branch, Mill Branch, Shoofly Branch, Huckleberry Branch, Panther Creek
 • rightAnthony Creek, Green Branch, Crooked Arm Branch, Harrison Branch, Marthas Branch, Feezell Branch, Tater Branch, Arbutus Branch, Stony Branch, Kreider Branch, Oak Flats Branch, Mill Branch, Buck Shank Branch, Kingfisher Creek, Bell Branch, Mill Creek
BridgesCades Cove Loop Road, Sparks Lane, Hyatt Lane, Cades Cove Loop Road, US 129

Abrams Creek is a creek in Blount County, Tennessee. Its headwaters are in Cades Cove, and it is a tributary of the Little Tennessee River. [6] [7] It is named after the Chilhowee Cherokee chief Old Abraham ("Abram"). [7] Visitors swim and fish in the creek. [8] The creek was deliberately poisoned in 1957 to kill fish in potential competition with rainbow trout; many fish species were extirpated from the river and have never recovered. [6]

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Variant names

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

Course

Abrams Creek begins at the confluence of Anthony Creek and Left Prong Anthony Creek west of Cold Water Knob, in Blount County, Tennessee and then flows generally west to join the Little Tennessee River in Chilhowee Lake approximately five miles north of Calderwood. [3]

Watershed

Abrams Creek drains 87.14 square miles (225.7 km2) of area, receives about 62.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 254.58, and is about 94% forested. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Abrams Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Abrams Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 John Peine; Samab Foundation (1998). Ecosystem Management for Sustainability: Principles and Practices Illustrated by a Regional Biosphere Reserve Cooperative. CRC Press. p. 50. ISBN   978-1-57444-053-9.
  7. 1 2 Vicki Rozema (2007). Footsteps of the Cherokees, 2nd ed. John F. Blair. p. 171. ISBN   978-0-89587-421-4.
  8. ↑ Margaret Littman (19 March 2013). Moon Tennessee. Avalon Travel. p. 411. ISBN   978-1-61238-150-3.


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