Alamuchee Creek

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Alamuchee Creek
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Alamuchee Creek in Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Location
CountryUnited States
State Alabama, Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 32°19′34″N88°30′55″W / 32.3259759°N 88.5153153°W / 32.3259759; -88.5153153
Mouth  
  coordinates
32°29′39″N88°10′02″W / 32.4943043°N 88.1672466°W / 32.4943043; -88.1672466
Length21.3 mi (34.3 km)
Basin size62.3 sq mi (161 km2) [1]

Alamuchee Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi. [2] It is a tributary to the Sucarnoochee River.

Alamuchee most likely is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning roughly "hiding place". [3] Variant names are "Alamucha Creek", "Alamutchee Creek", "Allamucha Creek", "Allamuchee Creek", "Allamuchy Creek", "Allimucha Creek", and "Allimuchee Creek". [2]

Tributaries include Little Alamuchee Creek and Toomsuba Creek. [4]

The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge once crossed Alamuchee Creek prior to being moved to the University of West Alabama campus in 1969. [5]

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References

  1. Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 57.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamuchee Creek
  3. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 4. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamuchee Creek
  5. "Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge at Livingston, AL (built 1861)". ruralswalabama.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.