Chunky River

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Chunky River
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The Chunky River in Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Chunky River
Location
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Confluence of Okahatta Creek and Chunky Creek in Newton County, Mississippi
  coordinates 32°19′21″N89°58′36″W / 32.322514°N 89.976542°W / 32.322514; -89.976542
Mouth  
  location
Confluence with Okatibbee Creek forming the Chickasawhay River
  coordinates
32°10′58″N88°49′15″W / 32.182807°N 88.820953°W / 32.182807; -88.820953
Length13.27 mi (21.36 km)
Basin size369 sq mi (960 km2) [1]
Basin features
ProgressionChunky River → Chickasawhay River → Pascagoula River → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID 668444

The Chunky River is a short tributary of the Chickasawhay River in east-central Mississippi. Via the Chickasawhay, it is part of the watershed of the Pascagoula River, which flows into the Gulf of Mexico.

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Course

The river is formed between the towns of Hickory and Chunky in southwestern Newton County by the confluence of Chunky Creek and Okahatta Creek. However, older maps continue to call it the Chunky Creek until a point in Lauderdale County. The Chunky River flows generally southeastwardly through southwestern Lauderdale County and northwestern Clarke County, where it joins Okatibbee Creek to form the Chickasawhay River near the town of Enterprise.

Dunns Falls Water Park is a state park located along the river north of Enterprise.

The historic Stuckey's Bridge spans the river in southern Lauderdale County.

Name

Chunky is a name derived from the Choctaw language most likely meaning martin (bird). [2]

The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Chunky River" as the stream's name in 1963. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as:

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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. 134.
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 27–28. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

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