Bogue Chitto River

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Bogue Chitto River
Barrio del Buck Chitto, Bogachito River, Bogue Chito
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Bogue Chitto River in Bogue Chitto State Park, Washington Parish, Louisiana
Bogue Chitto River
Bogue Chitto River
Etymology"Big creek" in Choctaw language
Location
Country United States
States
Counties
Parishes
Physical characteristics
Mouth  
  location
Pearl River
  coordinates
30°33′56″N89°49′37″W / 30.5656°N 89.8269°W / 30.5656; -89.8269
Basin features
Cities
Floating with supplies on the Bogue Chito, Louisiana Bogue Chitto Cooler Carrier.jpg
Floating with supplies on the Bogue Chito, Louisiana

The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary of the Pearl River.

The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana. [2] [3]

Bogue Chitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "big creek". [4] Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Chitto River
  2. "Activities". Bogue Chitto Water Park. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  3. "Canoeing and Tubing". Louisiana's Northshore. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  4. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 10. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.