Escatawpa River

River
31°34′01″N 88°25′41″W / 31.5669444°N 88.4280556°W / 31.5669444; -88.4280556 (Escatawpa River origin) • elevation290 ft (88 m) Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Pascagoula River northwest of Pascagoula, Mississippi
 • coordinates
30°25′19″N 88°33′35″W / 30.4219444°N 88.5597222°W / 30.4219444; -88.5597222 (Escatawpa River mouth)
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)Basin featuresProgressionEscatawpa River → Pascagoula River → Gulf of MexicoGNIS ID669807
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Escatawpa River is a 129-mile-long (208 km)[1] river in the states of Alabama and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pascagoula River.[2]

Escatawpa is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "where cane is cut".[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Escatawpa River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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