Bassett Creek (Tombigbee River)

Bassett Creek
Basin
River system Tombigbee River
Main source Thomasville, Clarke County
31°54′37″N 87°44′09″W / 31.91015°N 87.73583°W / 31.91015; -87.73583
River mouth near Jackson
23 ft (7.0 m)
31°27′38″N 87°54′55″W / 31.46044°N 87.91527°W / 31.46044; -87.91527Coordinates: 31°27′38″N 87°54′55″W / 31.46044°N 87.91527°W / 31.46044; -87.91527
Watershed area 188 sq mi (490 km2)

Bassett Creek, also known as Bassett's Creek, East Bassetts Creek and Thichapataw, is a tributary of the Tombigbee River that flows through central Clarke County in Alabama.[1][2]

Location

Bassett Creek originates in Thomasville, at coordinates of 31°54′37″N 87°44′09″W / 31.91015°N 87.73583°W / 31.91015; -87.73583, and discharges into the Tombigbee River south of Jackson, at coordinates of 31°27′38″N 87°54′55″W / 31.46044°N 87.91527°W / 31.46044; -87.91527.[1] The creek has a drainage area that covers 188 square miles (490 km2).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bashi Creek
  2. ↑ "Tombigbee Tributary". Alabama Water Watch Association. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Climatological data: national summary, Volume 7. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Weather Bureau. 1956. p. 279.


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