Bogue Homo (Leaf River tributary)

Bogue Homo
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates31°48′52″N 89°00′08″W / 31.814441°N 89.002243°W / 31.814441; -89.002243
Mouth 
 • coordinates
31°14′00″N 88°59′55″W / 31.233364°N 88.998562°W / 31.233364; -88.998562
Length40.12 mi (64.57 km)
Basin size344 sq mi (890 km2)[1]

Bogue Homo is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It is a tributary to the Leaf River.

Name

Bogue Homo is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "red creek".[3]

Variant names are:[2]

  • Big Bogue Homo Creek
  • Boaghoma
  • Bogahoma
  • Bogohoma
  • Bogue Homa
  • Bogue Home Creek
  • Bogue Homo Creek
  • Bogueahoma
  • Boguehoma
  • Boguehomo

References

  1. ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 134.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Homo
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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