The Chunky River is a short
tributary of the
Chickasawhay River in east-central
Mississippi. Via the Chickasawhay, it is part of the
watershed
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Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
of the
Pascagoula River, which flows into the
Gulf of Mexico.
Course
The river is formed between the towns of
Hickory
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and
Chunky in southwestern
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by the
confluence
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of Chunky Creek and Okahatta Creek. However, older maps continue to call it the Chunky Creek until a point in Lauderdale County. The Chunky River flows generally southeastwardly through southwestern
Lauderdale County and northwestern
Clarke County, where it joins
Okatibbee Creek to form the Chickasawhay River near the town of
Enterprise.
Dunns Falls Water Park Dunn may refer to:
Places in the United States
* Dunn, Indiana, a ghost town
* Dunn, Missouri, an unincorporated community
* Dunn, North Carolina, a city
* Dunn County, North Dakota, county
* Dunn, Texas, an unincorporated community
* Dunn County, ...
is a
state park
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located along the river north of Enterprise.
The historic
Stuckey’s Bridge spans the river in southern Lauderdale County.
Name
''Chunky'' is a name derived from the
Choctaw language most likely meaning
martin (bird).
The
United States Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is a federal body operating under the United States Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of the board is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the federal governm ...
settled on "Chunky River" as the stream's name in 1963. According to the
Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as:
*Chanki River
*Chunkey Creek
*Chunkey River
*Chunky Creek
*Ectchangui River
*Tchanke River
See also
*
List of Mississippi rivers
References
External links
Dunns Falls Water Park website
Sources
*
DeLorme
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(1998). ''Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
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Rivers of Mississippi
Bodies of water of Clarke County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Newton County, Mississippi
Mississippi placenames of Native American origin