Abbe Creek
| Abbe Creek Tributary to Big Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Abbe Creek mouth  Abbe Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Linn |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Elbow Creek divide |
| • location | about 4 miles southwest of Martelle, Iowa |
| • coordinates | 41°59′13″N 91°31′35″W / 41.98694°N 91.52639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 870 ft (270 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Big Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles northeast of Bertram, Iowa |
• coordinates | 41°57′12″N 91°31′35″W / 41.95333°N 91.52639°W[1] |
• elevation | 709 ft (216 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.72 mi (9.21 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.17 square miles (10.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Big Creek |
| • average | 4.24 cu ft/s (0.120 m3/s) at mouth with Big Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Big Creek → Cedar River → Iowa River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Iowa River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Museum 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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Abbe Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Abbe Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abbe Creek
- ^ 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.