Okwakee Creek

Last updated March 06, 2025

Okwakee Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.^[1]

Okwakee is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "ridge".^[2] Variant names are "Aulkwaukee Creek" and "Oakwalkey Creek".^[1]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okwakee Creek
↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

31°07′28″N88°22′34″W / 31.1243836°N 88.3762362°W / 31.1243836; -88.3762362

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okwakee Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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