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Hobolochitto Creek

Coordinates: 30°31′13″N 89°44′44″W / 30.5201988°N 89.7456408°W / 30.5201988; -89.7456408
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Hobolochitto Creek
Hobolochitto Creek in Pearl River County
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates30°32′37″N 89°41′34″W / 30.5435977°N 89.6926403°W / 30.5435977; -89.6926403
Mouth 
 • coordinates
30°31′13″N 89°44′44″W / 30.5201988°N 89.7456408°W / 30.5201988; -89.7456408
Length4.5 mi (7.2 km)

Hobolochitto Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1][2]

Hobolochitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language.[3] Variant names are "Abolo Chitto", "Abolochitto River", "Bola Chitto", "Bolla Chitto", and "Hobolo Chitto".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hobolochitto Creek
  2. ^ Cai, Yihua; Shim, Moo-Joon; Guo, Laodong; Shiller, Alan (2016-08-01). "Floodplain influence on carbon speciation and fluxes from the lower Pearl River, Mississippi". Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 186: 189–206. doi:10.1016/j.gca.2016.05.007. ISSN 0016-7037.
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.