Bassett Creek (Tombigbee River tributary)

Bassett Creek
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Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationThomasville, Clarke County
 • coordinates31°54′37″N 87°44′09″W / 31.91015°N 87.73583°W / 31.91015; -87.73583
Mouth 
 • location
near Jackson
 • coordinates
31°27′38″N 87°54′55″W / 31.46044°N 87.91527°W / 31.46044; -87.91527
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)
Basin size188 sq mi (490 km2)
Basin features
River systemTombigbee River

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]

Bassett Creek Church and a Small community is located there today

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. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bashi Creek
  2. ^ "Tombigbee Tributary". Alabama Water Watch Association. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. 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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