Nanabe Creek

Nanabe Creek
Nanabe Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°23′20″N 88°34′14″W / 32.3887528°N 88.5705954°W / 32.3887528; -88.5705954
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°23′52″N 88°39′32″W / 32.3976421°N 88.6589322°W / 32.3976421; -88.6589322
Length8.48 mi (13.65 km)

Nanabe Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Sowashee Creek.

Nanabe is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "fish trap".[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nanabe Creek
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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