Abbott Branch is a stream in northern Iron County, Missouri. It is a tributary of Courtois Creek.Viburnam East, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1981 rev.)
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 east-southeast of the confluence.Johnson Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1977 rev.) Viburnum lies about 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 of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 325.98, and is about 90% forested.
See also List of rivers of Missouri
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