Tallahala Creek
| Tallahala Creek | |
|---|---|
 Tallahala Creek in Jones County | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 32°10′37″N 89°09′02″W / 32.1768146°N 89.1506147°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°13′36″N 89°04′48″W / 31.2265689°N 89.0800541°W |
| Length | 65 mi (105 km) |
| Basin size | 238 sq mi (620 km2)[1] |
Tallahala Creek is a river in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It flows from north to south, joining the Leaf River east of Hattiesburg near the town of New Augusta in Perry County.
Names
[edit]Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks".[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as:[2]
- East Tallahala Creek
- Fiume Tale Houma
- Hashlupbacher Creek
- Hashlupbatcher Creek
- Hashluphatcher Creek
- Hooma Creek
- Talahala Creek
- Talahola Creek
- Talla Creek
- Talla Halla Creek
- Tallahala River
- Tallahalah Creek
- Tallahalie Creek
- Tallahalla Creek
- Tallahalla River
- Tallahoma Creek
- Tallahuta Creek
- Tallee Hooma River
- Tallyhomo River
- West Fork Tallahala Creek
References
[edit]- ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 61.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahala Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
