Buckatunna Creek
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| Buckatunna Creek | |
|---|---|
| File:Buckatunna Creek near source in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.jpg Buckatunna Creek near its source in Lauderdale County, Mississippi | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 32°22′59″N 88°33′20″W / 32.3829195°N 88.5555949°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°30′27″N 88°32′16″W / 31.5073871°N 88.5378047°W |
| Length | 60 mi (97 km) |
| Basin size | 505 sq mi (1,310 km2)[1] |
Buckatunna Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It is a tributary to the Chickasawhay River. Buckatunna Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "creek at which there is weaving".[3] Variant names are "Bucatunna Creek", "Buckatanna Creek", "Buckatanne River", "Buckatanny Creek", "Buckatonna Creek", "Buckhatannee Creek", and "Puckatunna Creek".[2] The creek lends its name to the community of Buckatunna, Mississippi.[4] Some of the earliest settlers in Wayne County settled along Buckatunna Creek.[5] In September 1889, Rube Burrow robbed a train on a railroad bridge over Buckatunna Creek.[6]
References
- ↑ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 72.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buckatunna Creek
- ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
- ↑ "What's in a Name: Buckatunna". WDAM. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ Wilkins, Jesse M. "Early Times in Wayne County". natchezbelle.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Buckatunna". hmdb.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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