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Okhissa Lake

Coordinates: 31°25′10″N 90°49′51″W / 31.4193881°N 90.8307147°W / 31.4193881; -90.8307147
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Okhissa Lake
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Okhissa Lake
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Okhissa Lake
LocationFranklin County, Mississippi
Coordinates31°25′10″N 90°49′51″W / 31.4193881°N 90.8307147°W / 31.4193881; -90.8307147
Typereservoir
EtymologyChoctaw language meaning "porter"
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation292 ft (89 m)[1]

Okhissa Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Okhissa is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "porter".[1] The name is a play on words, as the lake impounds Porter Creek.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okhissa Lake
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.