Whitewater Creek (Chattahoochee River tributary)

Whitewater Creek is a stream in Heard and Troup counties in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River^[2] within the waters of West Point Lake.^[3]

Whitewater Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Creek language name Wehutkee, meaning "white water".^[2] Variant names are "Hatchesoofkee Creek", "Wehutkee Creek", and "White Water Creek".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater Creek
^ ^a ^b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ Abbotsford, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1983 rev.)

33°03′07″N 85°09′17″W / 33.05194°N 85.15472°W / 33.05194; -85.15472

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater Creek

[Names-2] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

[3] Abbotsford, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1983 rev.)

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