Alampa Creek
| Alampa Creek Tributary to Pinishook Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Alampas Creek mouth  Alampa Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Winston |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Creek divide |
| • location | about 6 miles northwest of Plattsburg, Mississippi |
| • coordinates | 32°57′47″N 89°14′34″W / 32.96306°N 89.24278°W[1] |
| • elevation | 542 ft (165 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Pinishook Creek |
• location | about 2 miles north of Plattsburg, Mississippi |
• coordinates | 32°57′49″N 89°11′36″W / 32.96361°N 89.19333°W[1] |
• elevation | 446 ft (136 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.06 mi (6.53 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.76 square miles (12.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Pinishook Creek |
| • average | 7.35 cu ft/s (0.208 m3/s) at mouth with Pinishook Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pinishook Creek → Pearl River → Lake Borgne → → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Pearl River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Walter Sisson Road, Plattsburg-Mt. Calvery Road |
Alampa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[6] It is a tributary to Pinishook Creek.
Alampa most likely is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "hiding places".[7]
Course
[edit]Alampa Creek rises about 6 miles northwest of Plattsburg, Mississippi, and then flows generally east to join Pinishook Creek about 2 miles north of Plattsburg.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Alampas Creek drains 4.76 square miles (12.3 km2) of area, receives about 57.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 458.37, and is about 50% forested.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Alampa Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Alampa Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alampa Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.