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Poticaw Bayou

Coordinates: 30°30′43″N 88°37′05″W / 30.5118645°N 88.6180761°W / 30.5118645; -88.6180761
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Poticaw Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the West Pascagoula River.

Poticaw is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "double".[2] Variant names are "Bayou Portico", "Portico Bayo", "Portigo Bayou".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poticaw Bayou
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

30°30′43″N 88°37′05″W / 30.5118645°N 88.6180761°W / 30.5118645; -88.6180761