Okhissa Lake

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Okhissa Lake
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Okhissa Lake
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Okhissa Lake
Location Franklin County, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°25′10″N90°49′51″W / 31.4193881°N 90.8307147°W / 31.4193881; -90.8307147
Type reservoir
Etymology Choctaw language meaning "porter"
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation292 ft (89 m) [1]

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

Okhissa is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "porter". [1] The name is a play on words, as the lake impounds Porter Creek. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okhissa Lake
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 73. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.


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