Tallahala Creek | |
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![]() Tallahala Creek in Jones County | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 32°10′37″N 89°09′02″W / 32.1768146°N 89.1506147°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°13′36″N 89°04′48″W / 31.2265689°N 89.0800541°W |
Length | 65 mi (105 km) |
Basin size | 238 sq mi (620 km2) [1] |
Tallahala Creek is a river in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. [2] It flows from north to south, joining the Leaf River east of Hattiesburg near the town of New Augusta in Perry County.
Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks". [3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as: [2]