Shongelo Lake

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Shongelo Lake
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Shongelo Lake
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Shongelo Lake
Location Smith County, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°05′55″N89°30′46″W / 32.0986948°N 89.5127165°W / 32.0986948; -89.5127165
Type lake
Basin  countries United States
Surface elevation440 ft (134 m) [1]

Shongelo Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1]

Shongelo is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "cypress tree". [2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shongelo Lake
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 94. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.


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