Tallahala Creek Explained

Tallahala Creek
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States
Subdivision Type2:	State
Source1 Coordinates:	32.1768°N -89.1506°W
Mouth Coordinates:	31.2266°N -89.0801°W
Length:	65miles
Basin Size:	238sqmi^[1]

Tallahala Creek is a river in the southeast part of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It flows from north to south, joining the Leaf River east of Hattiesburg near the town of New Augusta in Perry County.

Names

Tallahala is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "standing rocks".^[2]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tallahala Creek has also been known as:

• East Tallahala Creek
• Fiume Tale Houma
• Hashlupbacher Creek
• Hashlupbatcher Creek
• Hashluphatcher Creek
• Hooma Creek
• Talahala Creek
• Talahola Creek
• Talla Creek
• Talla Halla Creek
• Tallahala River
• Tallahalah Creek
• Tallahalie Creek
• Tallahalla Creek
• Tallahalla River
• Tallahoma Creek
• Tallahuta Creek
• Tallee Hooma River
• Tallyhomo River
• West Fork Tallahala Creek

Notes and References

1. Book: Telis . Pamela . Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams . 1991 . U.S. Geological Survey . Washington, D.C. . 61 .
2. Book: Baca, Keith A.. Native American Place Names in Mississippi. 2007. University Press of Mississippi. 978-1-60473-483-6. 101–102.