Chiwapa Creek

Chiwapa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary to Town Creek.

Chiwapa Creek is a name derived from either the Choctaw language or Chickasaw language but scholars do not agree on its meaning.^[2] Variant names are "Chawappa Creek", "Chiwappa Creek", "Chowapa Creek", "Chowappa Creek", "Chowwappa Creek", and "Pontotoc Creek".^[1]

The Chiwapa Creek watershed has been impounded by ten different dams to ensure flood control. Many of these dams were funded in part by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954.^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chiwapa Creek
2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
3. "Chiwapa Creek Watershed Dam No. 65 Rehabilitation Project, Pontotoc County, Mississippi" (PDF). watershedcoalition.org. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

34.0728874°N 88.6486603°W / 34.0728874; -88.6486603