Potterchitto Creek

Potterchitto Creek
Potterchitto Creek
	Potterchitto Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	32°20′01″N89°20′01″W / 32.3334774°N 89.3334774°W
Mouth
• coordinates	32°18′46″N88°58′02″W / 32.3126443°N 88.9672761°W
Length	29.03 mi (46.72 km)

Last updated March 03, 2025

Potterchitto Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary to the Chunky River. Tributaries include Tarlow Creek and Bogue Falema Creek.

Potterchitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "broad" or "big furrow/big valley".^[2] Variant names are "Poto Chitto Creek", "Pottok Chetto Creek", and "Pottoxchitto Creek".^[1]

The Potterchitto member, part of the Wautubbee Formation, is named for Potterchitto Creek.^[3]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Potterchitto Creek
↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
↑ Keroher, Grace (1966). "Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1936-1960". Geological Survey Bulletin (1200): 3117. Bibcode:1966usgs.rept....2K . Retrieved July 26, 2023.

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

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

[3] Keroher, Grace (1966). "Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States for 1936-1960". Geological Survey Bulletin (1200): 3117. Bibcode:1966usgs.rept....2K . Retrieved July 26, 2023.

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