Bogue Falema Creek
Bogue Falema Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates32°15′31″N 89°10′55″W / 32.2584792°N 89.1820046°W / 32.2584792; -89.1820046
Mouth 
  coordinates
32°18′47″N 89°02′55″W / 32.3129221°N 89.0486674°W / 32.3129221; -89.0486674
Length14.3 mi (23.0 km)

Bogue Falema Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to Potterchitto Creek.

Bogue Falema is a name derived from the Choctaw language perhaps meaning "branch or prong of a stream".[2] Variant names are "Bogue", "Boguefelema Creek", "Felammie Creek", and "Philemma Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Falema Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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