Bogue Falema Creek

Bogue Falema Creek
Bogue Falema Creek
	Bogue Falema Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	32°15′31″N 89°10′55″W / 32.2584792°N 89.1820046°W
Mouth
• coordinates	32°18′47″N 89°02′55″W / 32.3129221°N 89.0486674°W
Length	14.3 mi (23.0 km)

Bogue Falema Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary to Potterchitto Creek.

Bogue Falema is a name derived from the Choctaw language perhaps meaning "branch or prong of a stream".^[2] Variant names are "Bogue", "Boguefelema Creek", "Felammie Creek", and "Philemma Creek".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Falema Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Falema Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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