Toomsuba Creek | |
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![]() Toomsuba Creek in Lauderdale County, Mississippi | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama, Mississippi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 32°25′24″N88°34′59″W / 32.4231967°N 88.583096°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 32°28′43″N88°17′37″W / 32.4787492°N 88.2936403°W |
Length | 17.2 mi (27.7 km) |
Toomsuba Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to Alamuchee Creek.
Toomsuba is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "blue pigeon hawk" or "fish hawk". [2] Variant names are "Tonsabah Creek", "Tonsobah Creek", "Tonsubah Creek", "Toomseba Creek", "Toomsebah Creek", and "Toomsooba Creek". [1]
Tributaries include Sucatolba Creek.
The creek lends its name to the nearby community of Toomsuba. [2]