Alampa Creek

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Alampa Creek
Tributary to Pinishook Creek
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Location of Alampas Creek mouth
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Alampa Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Winston
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Creek divide
 • locationabout 6 miles northwest of Plattsburg, Mississippi
 • coordinates 32°57′47″N89°14′34″W / 32.96306°N 89.24278°W / 32.96306; -89.24278 [1]
 • elevation542 ft (165 m) [2]
Mouth Pinishook Creek
 • location
about 2 miles north of Plattsburg, Mississippi
 • coordinates
 32°57′49″N89°11′36″W / 32.96361°N 89.19333°W / 32.96361; -89.19333 Coordinates: 32°57′49″N89°11′36″W / 32.96361°N 89.19333°W / 32.96361; -89.19333 [1]
 • elevation
446 ft (136 m) [3]
Length4.06 mi (6.53 km) [4]
Basin size4.76 square miles (12.3 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Pinishook Creek
 • average7.35 cu ft/s (0.208 m3/s) at mouth with Pinishook Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression Pinishook Creek → Pearl River → Lake Borgne → → Gulf of Mexico
River system Pearl River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWalter Sisson Road, Plattsburg-Mt. Calvery Road

Alampa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [6] It is a tributary to Pinishook Creek.

Contents

Alampa most likely is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "hiding places". [7]

Course

Alampa Creek rises about 6 miles northwest of Plattsburg, Mississippi, and then flows generally east to join Pinishook Creek about 2 miles north of Plattsburg. [3]

Watershed

Alampas Creek drains 4.76 square miles (12.3 km2) of area, receives about 57.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 458.37, and is about 50% forested. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Alampa Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alampa Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alampa Creek
  7. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 3. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.


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