title: Abbott Branch
text: # Abbott Branch
  
  Abbott Branch is a stream in northern Iron County, Missouri. It is a tributary of Courtois Creek.
  
  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. Viburnum lies about 4.0 miles (6.4 km) west of the confluence.
  
  Abbott Branch has the name of Robert Abbott, an early settler.
  
  ## Variant names
  
  According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
  
  * Courtois Creek
  
  ## Course
  
  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.
  
  ## Watershed
  
  Abbotts Branch drains 3.50 square miles (9.1 $km^2)$ of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 325.98, and is about 90% forested.
  
  