Wahalak Creek

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Wahalak Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to the Noxubee River.

Wahalak is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to branch out, to spread, pronged". [2] Variant names are "Wahorlock Creek", "Warloc Creek", and "Warloe Creek". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wahalak Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 128. ISBN   978-1-60473-483-6.

Coordinates: 32°53′36″N88°30′00″W / 32.8934633°N 88.5000397°W / 32.8934633; -88.5000397