Coordinates: 33°03′07″N 85°09′17″W / 33.05194°N 85.15472°W / 33.05194; -85.15472

Whitewater Creek (Chattahoochee River tributary)

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Whitewater Creek is a stream in Heard and Troup counties in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River[2] within the waters of West Point Lake.[3] Whitewater Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Creek language name Wehutkee, meaning "white water".[2] Variant names are "Hatchesoofkee Creek", "Wehutkee Creek", and "White Water Creek".[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater Creek
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  3. ↑ Abbotsford, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1983 rev.)

33°03′07″N 85°09′17″W / 33.05194°N 85.15472°W / 33.05194; -85.15472

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