Tallahala Creek
Tallahala Creek in Jones County
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°10′37″N 89°09′02″W / 32.1768146°N 89.1506147°W / 32.1768146; -89.1506147
Mouth 
 • coordinates
31°13′36″N 89°04′48″W / 31.2265689°N 89.0800541°W / 31.2265689; -89.0800541
Length65 mi (105 km)
Basin size238 sq mi (620 km2)[1]

Tallahala Creek is a river in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It flows from north to south, joining the Leaf River east of Hattiesburg near the town of New Augusta in Perry County.

Names

Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks".[3]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as:[2]

  • East Tallahala Creek
  • Fiume Tale Houma
  • Hashlupbacher Creek
  • Hashlupbatcher Creek
  • Hashluphatcher Creek
  • Hooma Creek
  • Talahala Creek
  • Talahola Creek
  • Talla Creek
  • Talla Halla Creek
  • Tallahala River
  • Tallahalah Creek
  • Tallahalie Creek
  • Tallahalla Creek
  • Tallahalla River
  • Tallahoma Creek
  • Tallahuta Creek
  • Tallee Hooma River
  • Tallyhomo River
  • West Fork Tallahala Creek

References

  1. ↑ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 61.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahala Creek
  3. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 101–102. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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