Lake Mohawk (Mississippi)

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Lake Mohawk
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Lake Mohawk
Location Prentiss County and Tippah County, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°39′12″N88°43′26″W / 34.6532564°N 88.7239099°W / 34.6532564; -88.7239099 Coordinates: 34°39′12″N88°43′26″W / 34.6532564°N 88.7239099°W / 34.6532564; -88.7239099
Type reservoir
Etymology Mohawk people

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

Lake Mohawk was named after the Mohawk people. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mohawk (Mississippi)
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 58. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.