Tchula Lake is a creek in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Despite its name, Tchula Lake is classified by the GNIS as a stream rather than a lake. [1] It is a tributary to the Yazoo River.
Tchula is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "fox". [2] Variant names are "Little River" and "Tchula River". [1]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tchula Lake
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
33°05′50″N 90°25′55″W / 33.0973489°N 90.4320339°W
Tchula Lake is a creek in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Despite its name, Tchula Lake is classified by the GNIS as a stream rather than a lake. [1] It is a tributary to the Yazoo River.
Tchula is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "fox". [2] Variant names are "Little River" and "Tchula River". [1]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tchula Lake
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
33°05′50″N 90°25′55″W / 33.0973489°N 90.4320339°W