Bogue Chitto River
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| Bogue Chitto River Barrio del Buck Chitto, Bogachito River, Bogue Chito | |
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 Bogue Chitto River in Bogue Chitto State Park, Washington Parish, Louisiana | |
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| Etymology | "Big creek" in Choctaw language |
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| Country | United States |
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| Mouth | |
• location | Pearl River |
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The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The Bogue Chitto joins the Pearl River twenty miles inland.[2]
The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana where canoe launches are available.[3][4][5]
Bogue Chitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "big creek".[6] Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito".[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Chitto River
- ^ The George Peabody Library, The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, et al. A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary, of North America and the West Indies: Compiled from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources. Baltimore : Published by George M’Dowell & Son ; Providence : Hutchens & Shephard; [Place of manufacture not identified] : Stereotyped by J. Howe, 1832. p. 198. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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- ^ Herndon, Ernest, et al. “DOWN THE MIDDLE.” Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, University Press of Mississippi, 2024, pp. 107–70. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
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Categories:
- Rivers of Louisiana
- Rivers of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
- Rivers of Washington Parish, Louisiana
- Rivers of Mississippi
- Rivers of Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Rivers of Pike County, Mississippi
- Rivers of Walthall County, Mississippi
- Tributaries of the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana)
- Mississippi placenames of Native American origin
- Louisiana placenames of Native American origin
- Southern United States river stubs
- Louisiana geography stubs