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Abbe Creek

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Abbe Creek is a stream in Linn County, Iowa, in the United States. Abbe Creek was named after William Abbe, a settler of Linn County.

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Abby Creek".

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.

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.

Flows through: United States.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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