Lake Chautauqua (Tippah County, Mississippi)

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Lake Chautauqua
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Lake Chautauqua
Location Tippah County, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°45′55″N89°02′28″W / 34.7652772°N 89.0409829°W / 34.7652772; -89.0409829 Coordinates: 34°45′55″N89°02′28″W / 34.7652772°N 89.0409829°W / 34.7652772; -89.0409829
Type reservoir

Lake Chautauqua 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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Chautauqua (Tippah 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.