Chickasawhay Creek

Chickasawhay Creek
Chickasawhay Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°42′18″N 88°50′58″W / 32.7051351°N 88.8494962°W / 32.7051351; -88.8494962
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°33′16″N 88°48′04″W / 32.5543058°N 88.8011601°W / 32.5543058; -88.8011601
Length18.21 mi (29.31 km)

Chickasawhay Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Okatibbee Creek.

Chickasawhay is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "Chickasaw potato".[2] Variant names are "Bogue Chitto Creek", "Chicasawhay Creek", "Chickasahay Creek", and "Chickasawhey Creek".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasawhay Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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