Tallahala Creek

Tallahala Creek
Tallahala Creek in Jones County
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	32.1768146°N 89.1506147°W / 32.1768146; -89.1506147
Mouth
• coordinates	31.2265689°N 89.0800541°W / 31.2265689; -89.0800541
Length	65 mi (105 km)
Basin size	238 sq mi (620 km^2)[1]

Tallahala Creek is a river in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It flows from north to south, joining the Leaf River east of Hattiesburg near the town of New Augusta in Perry County.

Names

Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks".[3]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as:[2]

• East Tallahala Creek
• Fiume Tale Houma
• Hashlupbacher Creek
• Hashlupbatcher Creek
• Hashluphatcher Creek
• Hooma Creek
• Talahala Creek
• Talahola Creek
• Talla Creek
• Talla Halla Creek
• Tallahala River
• Tallahalah Creek
• Tallahalie Creek
• Tallahalla Creek
• Tallahalla River
• Tallahoma Creek
• Tallahuta Creek
• Tallee Hooma River
• Tallyhomo River
• West Fork Tallahala Creek

References

1. Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 61.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahala Creek
3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.