Sepulga River Explained

Sepulga River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Source1 Coordinates:31.5982°N -86.9533°W
Mouth Coordinates:31.1813°N -86.7639°W
Length:61.5miles
Source1 Elevation:85feet

The Sepulga River is a 61.5adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river in the U.S. state of Alabama. It originates at the confluence of the East Sepulga and West Sepulga rivers and discharges into the Conecuh River near the northwestern border of Conecuh National Forest. The name Sepulga is possibly of either of Creek or Choctaw origin. If Creek, it is possibly from asi meaning "yaupon" and algi meaning "grove". If Choctaw in origin, the name is possibly derived from shoboli, which means "smoky".[2]

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 15, 2011
  2. Book: Read, William A. . 1984 . Indian Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 57 . 0-8173-0231-X .