Wahalak Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Noxubee River.

Wahalak is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "to branch out, to spread, pronged".[2] Variant names are "Wahorlock Creek", "Warloc Creek", and "Warloe Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wahalak Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

32°53′36″N 88°30′00″W / 32.8934633°N 88.5000397°W / 32.8934633; -88.5000397



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