Bogue Homo (Leaf River tributary)
| Bogue Homo | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 31°48′52″N 89°00′08″W / 31.814441°N 89.002243°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°14′00″N 88°59′55″W / 31.233364°N 88.998562°W |
| Length | 40.12 mi (64.57 km) |
| Basin size | 344 sq mi (890 km2)[1] |
Bogue Homo is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It is a tributary to the Leaf River.
Name
[edit]Bogue Homo is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "red creek".[3]
Variant names are:[2]
- Big Bogue Homo Creek
- Boaghoma
- Bogahoma
- Bogohoma
- Bogue Homa
- Bogue Home Creek
- Bogue Homo Creek
- Bogueahoma
- Boguehoma
- Boguehomo
References
[edit]- ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 134.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Homo
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.