Chautauqua Lake (Copiah County, Mississippi)

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Chautauqua Lake
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Chautauqua Lake
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Chautauqua Lake
Location Copiah County, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°59′53″N90°21′55″W / 31.9981451°N 90.3652863°W / 31.9981451; -90.3652863
Type reservoir
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation390 ft (120 m) [1]

Chautauqua Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

The lake's name is a transfer from Chautauqua Lake, in New York. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chautauqua Lake (Copiah County, Mississippi)
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.