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Hatchapaloo Creek

Coordinates: 31°54′19″N 89°34′34″W / 31.9051585°N 89.5761809°W / 31.9051585; -89.5761809
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Hatchapaloo Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Oakohay Creek.

Hatchapaloo is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either "creek where fish are caught" or "creek consisting of two branches".[2] A variant name is "Hatchapalog Creek".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hatchapaloo Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

31°54′19″N 89°34′34″W / 31.9051585°N 89.5761809°W / 31.9051585; -89.5761809