Abbotts Branch Tributary to Courtois Creek | |
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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]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
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]
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]
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Abbotts Branch Tributary to Courtois Creek | |
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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]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]
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]
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]
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