Kinchafoonee Creek ( /kɪntʃəˈfuːniː/ kinch-ə-FOO-nee) is a creek in southwest Georgia. [1] It originates near Buena Vista and flows southeasterly for 91.8 miles (147.7 km) [2] to the Flint River near Albany, Georgia. [1]
Its name comes from the Creek word for "mortar nutshells", which refers to a type of nutcracker. [3]
The creek flows through Chattahoochee, Marion, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Webster (formerly Kinchafoonee) counties.
References
- ^ a b "Kinchafoonee River, Georgia (GA)". AllRefer.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. "The National Map". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
- ^ Kenneth K. Krakow. Georgia Place-Names (PDF) (3rd ed.). p. 125. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2008.
31°36′22″N 84°08′08″W / 31.606°N 84.1356°W