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Alampa Creek

Coordinates: 32°57′49″N 89°11′36″W / 32.96361°N 89.19333°W / 32.96361; -89.19333
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Alampa Creek
Tributary to Pinishook Creek
Map of Alampas Creek mouth location
Map of Alampas Creek mouth location
Location of Alampas Creek mouth
Map of Alampas Creek mouth location
Map of Alampas Creek mouth location
Alampa Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyWinston
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Creek divide
 • locationabout 6 miles northwest of Plattsburg, Mississippi
 • coordinates32°57′47″N 89°14′34″W / 32.96306°N 89.24278°W / 32.96306; -89.24278[1]
 • elevation542 ft (165 m)[2]
MouthPinishook Creek
 • location
about 2 miles north of Plattsburg, Mississippi
 • coordinates
32°57′49″N 89°11′36″W / 32.96361°N 89.19333°W / 32.96361; -89.19333[1]
 • elevation
446 ft (136 m)[3]
Length4.06 mi (6.53 km)[4]
Basin size4.76 square miles (12.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationPinishook Creek
 • average7.35 cu ft/s (0.208 m3/s) at mouth with Pinishook Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionPinishook CreekPearl RiverLake Borgne → → Gulf of Mexico
River systemPearl River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWalter Sisson Road, Plattsburg-Mt. Calvery Road

Alampa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[6] It is a tributary to Pinishook Creek.

Alampa most likely is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "hiding places".[7]

Course

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Alampa Creek rises about 6 miles northwest of Plattsburg, Mississippi, and then flows generally east to join Pinishook Creek about 2 miles north of Plattsburg.[3]

Watershed

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Alampas Creek drains 4.76 square miles (12.3 km2) of area, receives about 57.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 458.37, and is about 50% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Alampa Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Alampa Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alampa Creek
  7. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.