- Source: Potterchitto Creek
Potterchitto Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to the Chunky River. Tributaries include Tarlow Creek and Bogue Falema Creek.
Potterchitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "broad" or "big furrow/big valley". Variant names are "Poto Chitto Creek", "Pottok Chetto Creek", and "Pottoxchitto Creek".
The Potterchitto member, part of the Wautubbee Formation, is named for Potterchitto Creek.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Potterchitto Creek
- Tarlow Creek
- Newton, Mississippi
- Bogue Falema Creek
- List of Mississippi placenames of Native American origin
- Chunky Creek train accident
