Bashi Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bashi, Clarke County |
• coordinates | 31°53′19″N 87°47′15″W / 31.88848°N 87.78750°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Tombigbee River |
• coordinates | 31°57′24″N 88°04′22″W / 31.95654°N 88.07279°W |
• elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Bashi Creek, also historically known as Bashai Creek, is a tributary of the Tombigbee River in northern Clarke County in Alabama. [1] [2]
Bashi Creek originates near Bashi, at coordinates of 31°53′19″N 87°47′15″W / 31.88848°N 87.78750°W, and discharges into the Tombigbee River near Woods Bluff, at coordinates of 31°57′24″N 88°04′22″W / 31.95654°N 88.07279°W. [1] It is located above the Coffeeville Lock and Dam and is the only inlet off the river for several miles. [3] There is a paved boat ramp located on the creek. [3]
The creek first appears on an 1844 map as Bashai Creek. Language scholars believe Bashi to be an adaptation of the Choctaw language word bachaya, meaning "line," "row," or "course". [4]
The creek has lent its name to the Bashi Formation, formerly also known as the Woods Bluff Formation, a greensand marl strata dating to the early Eocene. [5] The creek flows through the exposed strata of the formation. [6]
The Bashi Skirmish in the Creek War was fought near the banks of this creek and took its name from the waterway. [7]
Bashi Skirmish.
Bashi Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Bashi, Clarke County |
• coordinates | 31°53′19″N 87°47′15″W / 31.88848°N 87.78750°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Tombigbee River |
• coordinates | 31°57′24″N 88°04′22″W / 31.95654°N 88.07279°W |
• elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Bashi Creek, also historically known as Bashai Creek, is a tributary of the Tombigbee River in northern Clarke County in Alabama. [1] [2]
Bashi Creek originates near Bashi, at coordinates of 31°53′19″N 87°47′15″W / 31.88848°N 87.78750°W, and discharges into the Tombigbee River near Woods Bluff, at coordinates of 31°57′24″N 88°04′22″W / 31.95654°N 88.07279°W. [1] It is located above the Coffeeville Lock and Dam and is the only inlet off the river for several miles. [3] There is a paved boat ramp located on the creek. [3]
The creek first appears on an 1844 map as Bashai Creek. Language scholars believe Bashi to be an adaptation of the Choctaw language word bachaya, meaning "line," "row," or "course". [4]
The creek has lent its name to the Bashi Formation, formerly also known as the Woods Bluff Formation, a greensand marl strata dating to the early Eocene. [5] The creek flows through the exposed strata of the formation. [6]
The Bashi Skirmish in the Creek War was fought near the banks of this creek and took its name from the waterway. [7]
Bashi Skirmish.