Okwakee Creek
Okwakee Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[1]
Okwakee is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "ridge".[2] Variant names are "Aulkwaukee Creek" and "Oakwalkey Creek".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Okwakee Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
31°07′28″N 88°22′34″W / 31.1243836°N 88.3762362°W