Suqualena Creek

Suqualena Creek
Suqualena Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°31′02″N 88°52′39″W / 32.5170843°N 88.877551°W / 32.5170843; -88.877551
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°26′06″N 88°46′52″W / 32.4348641°N 88.7811589°W / 32.4348641; -88.7811589
Length11.1 mi (17.9 km)

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

Suqualena is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean (sources vary) "creek on whose banks are camps" or "poor hog".[2] A variant name is "Sookalena Creek".[1]

The creek lends its name to the nearby community of Suqualena.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suqualena Creek
  2. ^ a b Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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