Shubuta Creek

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Shubuta Creek
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Shubuta Creek in Clarke County
Shubuta Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
State Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates 32°01′48″N88°59′56″W / 32.0298737°N 88.9989432°W / 32.0298737; -88.9989432
Mouth  
 • coordinates
 31°52′30″N88°42′25″W / 31.8748771°N 88.7069858°W / 31.8748771; -88.7069858
Length20.5 mi (33.0 km)
Basin size75.5 sq mi (196 km2) [1]

Shubuta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [2] [3]

Shubuta is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "smoke, smoky, smoking". [4] Variant names are "Bok Shubuta", "Cheehootee Creek", "Chobota", "Shoboti Creek", and "Shoebootee Creek". [3]

References

  1. ↑ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 141.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shubuta Creek
  3. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shubuta Creek
  4. ↑ 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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