Lake Itawamba

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Lake Itawamba
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Lake Itawamba
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Lake Itawamba
Location Itawamba County, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°19′36″N88°23′13″W / 34.3267380°N 88.3869212°W / 34.3267380; -88.3869212
Type reservoir
Etymology Levi Colbert
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation341 ft (104 m) [1]

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

Lake Itawamba derives its name from the Indian name of Levi Colbert, a Chickasaw leader. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Itawamba
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 44. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.


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