Abrams Run

Abrams Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.^[6]

Abrams Run Tributary to West Fork River
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Lewis
Physical characteristics
Source	Big Run divide
• location	west of Haytack Knob
• coordinates	38°50′16″N 080°28′50″W[1]
• elevation	1,250 ft (380 m)[2]
Mouth	West Fork River
• location	Emmart, West Virginia
• coordinates	38°52′43″N 080°28′42″W[1]
• elevation	1,073 ft (327 m)[3]
Length	2.42 mi (3.89 km)[4]
Basin size	3.04 square miles (7.9 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	West Fork River
• average	5.80 cu ft/s (0.164 m3/s) at mouth with West Fork River[5]
Basin features
Progression	West Fork River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	WV 46 (Abrams Run Road) (x3)

Abrams Run has the name of Abram Bennett, a pioneer who settled there.^[7]

Variant names

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

• Abram's Run

Course

Abrams Run rises west of Haytack Knob, in Lewis County, West Virginia and then flows generally northeast to join the West Fork River at Emmart.^[3]

Watershed

Abrams Run drains 3.04 square miles (7.9 km²) of area, receives about 49.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 284.52, and is about 78% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia