Lukfapa Creek

Lukfapa Creek
Lukfapa Creek in Neshoba County, Mississippi
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°57′22″N 89°15′56″W / 32.9562411°N 89.2656239°W / 32.9562411; -89.2656239
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°15′56″N 89°16′11″W / 32.2656239°N 89.2697886°W / 32.2656239; -89.2697886
Length8.8 mi (14.2 km)
Basin size
16.5 mi2 (43 km2)

Lukfapa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Pearl River.

Lukfapa is a name derived from the Choctaw language.[2] Variant names are "Coglans Mill Creek", "Lukfahata Creek" and "Lukfodder Creek".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lukfapa Creek
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 51–52. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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