Whitewater Creek is a stream in Heard and Troup counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River [2] within the waters of West Point Lake. [3]
Whitewater Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Creek language name Wehutkee, meaning "white water". [2] Variant names are "Hatchesoofkee Creek", "Wehutkee Creek", and "White Water Creek". [1]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater Creek
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Abbotsford, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1983 rev.)
33°03′07″N 85°09′17″W / 33.05194°N 85.15472°W
Whitewater Creek is a stream in Heard and Troup counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] It is a tributary to the Chattahoochee River [2] within the waters of West Point Lake. [3]
Whitewater Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Creek language name Wehutkee, meaning "white water". [2] Variant names are "Hatchesoofkee Creek", "Wehutkee Creek", and "White Water Creek". [1]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitewater Creek
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Abbotsford, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1983 rev.)
33°03′07″N 85°09′17″W / 33.05194°N 85.15472°W