Balucta Creek

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Balucta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to the Pearl River.

Balucta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "round". [2] A variant spelling is "Bibalucta Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Balucta Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 7. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

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