Shongelo Lake

Shongelo Lake
Location of Shongelo Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Shongelo Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Shongelo Lake
Location within Mississippi
Location of Shongelo Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Shongelo Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Shongelo Lake
Location within the United States
LocationSmith County, Mississippi
Coordinates32°05′55″N 89°30′46″W / 32.0986948°N 89.5127165°W / 32.0986948; -89.5127165
Typelake
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation
440 ft (134 m)[1]

Shongelo Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Shongelo is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "cypress tree".[2]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shongelo Lake
  2. ↑ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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