Concobona Creek
Appearance
Concobona Creek | |
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![]() Concobona Creek | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 32°26′31″N 89°09′00″W / 32.441808°N 89.1500591°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 32°23′07″N 89°07′23″W / 32.3851427°N 89.123114°W |
Length | 5.2 mi (8.4 km) |
Concobona Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Turkey Creek.
Concobona Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either "chicken hawks go there " or "mallard duck".[2]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Concobona Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.