Lake Pushmataha

Lake Pushmataha
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Lake Pushmataha
Location within Mississippi
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Lake Pushmataha
Location within the United States
LocationNeshoba County, Mississippi
Coordinates32°47′50″N 89°14′40″W / 32.797113°N 89.244526°W / 32.797113; -89.244526
Typereservoir
EtymologyPushmataha
Surface area
285-acre (115 ha)

Lake Pushmataha is a 285-acre (115 ha) reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Lake Pushmataha was named after Pushmataha, a Choctaw chieftain.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Choctaw Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks". Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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