Nita Lake

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Nita Lake
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Nita Lake
Location Itawamba County, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°13′14″N88°18′32″W / 34.2206907°N 88.3089701°W / 34.2206907; -88.3089701 Coordinates: 34°13′14″N88°18′32″W / 34.2206907°N 88.3089701°W / 34.2206907; -88.3089701
Type reservoir
Etymology Chickasaw language meaning "bear"

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

Nita is a name derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "bear". [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nita Lake
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 64. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.