Abbott Branch
| Abbotts Branch Tributary to Courtois Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Abbott Branch mouth  Abbott Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Iron |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to North Fork Black River divide |
| • location | about 5 miles northeast of East End, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 37°41′50″N 090°59′02″W / 37.69722°N 90.98389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,280 ft (390 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Courtois Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles south of Good Water, Missouri |
• coordinates | 37°42′30″N 091°02′42″W / 37.70833°N 91.04500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.86 mi (6.21 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.50 square miles (9.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Courtois Creek |
| • average | 6.17 cu ft/s (0.175 m3/s) at mouth with Courtois Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Courtois Creek → Huzzah Creek → Meramec River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Meramec River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | County Road 4, County Road 2 |
Abbott Branch is a stream in northern Iron County, Missouri.[6] It is a tributary of Courtois Creek.[7]
The community of Good Water lies on Courtois Creek about 2000 feet north of the confluence and Missouri Route Z crosses the stream about 1000 feet east of the confluence. The headwaters of the stream arise just north of Missouri Route 32 about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east-southeast of the confluence.[8] Viburnum lies about 4.0 miles (6.4 km) west of the confluence.
Abbott Branch has the name of Robert Abbott, an early settler.[9]
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Courtois Creek
Course
[edit]Abbott Branch rises about 5 miles northeast of East End, Missouri, in Iron County and then flows generally west to join Courtois Creek about 0.25 miles south of Good Water.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Abbotts Branch drains 3.50 square miles (9.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 325.98, and is about 90% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Abbott Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Abbott Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Abbott Branch
- ^ Viburnam East, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1981 rev.)
- ^ Johnson Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1977 rev.)
- ^ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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