Deer Creek (Mississippi)
| Deer Creek | |
| River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Mississippi |
| Source | Lake Boliver |
| - location | Scott, Bolivar County, Mississippi [1]
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| - coordinates | 33°35′56″N 91°04′50″W / 33.59889°N 91.08056°W |
| Mouth | Yazoo River |
| - location | Warren County, Mississippi [1]
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| - coordinates | 32°32′44″N 90°47′43″W / 32.54556°N 90.79528°WCoordinates: 32°32′44″N 90°47′43″W / 32.54556°N 90.79528°W |
Deer Creek (also Issaquena Creek or Lower Deer Creek) is a creek in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its source is Lake Bolivar, in Scott, Bolivar County, Mississippi.
Route of the late expedition (1863) commanded by Act'g. Rear Admiral D. D. Porter U.S.N. attempting to get into the Yazoo River by the way of Steels Bayou and Deer Creek, during the American Civil War
As Deer Creek flows south through the Mississippi Delta, it passes through the following counties: Bolivar, Washington, Sharkey, Issaquena, and Warren; and through the following communities: Metcalfe, Stoneville, Leland, Burdett, Arcola, Hollandale, Panther Burn, Nitta Yuma, Anguilla, Rolling Fork, Cary, Onward, and Valley Park.
The Deer Creek watershed is connected to the Big Sunflower River via the Rolling Fork Creek, a connection that occurs only at high water stages and can flow either way.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Deer Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Golden, Harold G. (1960). Bulletin 60-2 "Low-flow characteristics Sunflower Basin, Mississippi." Jackson: U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with Mississippi Board of Water Commissioners. p. 4.
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