Alamuchee Creek

Alamuchee Creek
Alamuchee Creek in Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama, Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°19′34″N 88°30′55″W / 32.3259759°N 88.5153153°W / 32.3259759; -88.5153153
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°29′39″N 88°10′02″W / 32.4943043°N 88.1672466°W / 32.4943043; -88.1672466
Length21.3 mi (34.3 km)
Basin size62.3 sq mi (161 km2)[1]

Alamuchee Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi.[2] It is a tributary to the Sucarnoochee River.

Alamuchee most likely is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning roughly "hiding place".[3] Variant names are "Alamucha Creek", "Alamutchee Creek", "Allamucha Creek", "Allamuchee Creek", "Allamuchy Creek", "Allimucha Creek", and "Allimuchee Creek".[2]

Tributaries include Little Alamuchee Creek and Toomsuba Creek.[4]

The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge once crossed Alamuchee Creek prior to being moved to the University of West Alabama campus in 1969.[5]

References

  1. ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 57.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamuchee Creek
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alamuchee Creek
  5. ^ "Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge at Livingston, AL (built 1861)". ruralswalabama.org. Retrieved July 23, 2023.


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