Bogue Chitto River
| Bogue Chitto River Barrio del Buck Chitto, Bogachito River, Bogue Chito | |
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 Bogue Chitto River in Bogue Chitto State Park, Washington Parish, Louisiana | |
Bogue Chitto River | |
| Etymology | "Big creek" in Choctaw language |
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| Country | United States |
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| Mouth | |
• location | Pearl River |
• coordinates | 30°33′56″N 89°49′37″W / 30.5656°N 89.8269°W |
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The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The Bogue Chitto joins the Pearl River twenty miles inland.[2]
The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana where canoe launches are available.[3][4][5]
Bogue Chitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "big creek".[6] Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito".[1]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Chitto River
- ^ The George Peabody Library, The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, et al. A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary, of North America and the West Indies: Compiled from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources. Baltimore : Published by George M’Dowell & Son ; Providence : Hutchens & Shephard; [Place of manufacture not identified] : Stereotyped by J. Howe, 1832. p. 198. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Activities". Bogue Chitto Water Park. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ "Canoeing and Tubing". Louisiana's Northshore. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
- ^ Herndon, Ernest, et al. “DOWN THE MIDDLE.” Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, University Press of Mississippi, 2024, pp. 107–70. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.