Abbe Creek

Abbe Creek Tributary to Big Creek
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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[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[1]
• elevation	709 ft (216 m)[3]
Length	5.72 mi (9.21 km)[4]
Basin size	4.17 square miles (10.8 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Big Creek
• average	4.24 cu ft/s (0.120 m^3/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 km^2) 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

• List of rivers of Iowa

References

1. "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. "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. "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.