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Lake Mohawk (Mississippi)

Coordinates: 34°39′12″N 88°43′26″W / 34.6532564°N 88.7239099°W / 34.6532564; -88.7239099
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Lake Mohawk
Location of Lake Mohawk in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Lake Mohawk in Mississippi, USA.
Lake Mohawk
Location of Lake Mohawk in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Lake Mohawk in Mississippi, USA.
Lake Mohawk
LocationPrentiss County and Tippah County, Mississippi
Coordinates34°39′12″N 88°43′26″W / 34.6532564°N 88.7239099°W / 34.6532564; -88.7239099
Typereservoir
EtymologyMohawk people
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation520 ft (160 m)[1]

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

Lake Mohawk was named after the Mohawk people.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Mohawk (Mississippi)
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.