The Strong River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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in south-central

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in the

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. It is a tributary of the Pearl River, which flows to the

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The stream headwaters arise in the

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in Scott County, about west of

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at and at an elevation of about 465 feet.''Hillsboro, Mississippi,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982 and flows generally to the southwest through Smith,

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and Simpson counties, past the town of D'Lo.''Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer'', DeLorme, 4th ed. 2010, pp 42-3 and 49 It flows into the Pearl River southeast of Georgetown at at an elevation of 197 feet. The Strong River takes its name from the English translation of the Choctaw words ''boke'' or ''boge'' ''homi'', which means "bitter creek" or "strong tasting creek", a result of the tannic acid dissolved in the water by decomposing leaves. The name has nothing to do with the velocity of the stream.

References

Notes Sources
Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
Rivers of Mississippi Landforms of Rankin County, Mississippi Landforms of Scott County, Mississippi Landforms of Simpson County, Mississippi Landforms of Smith County, Mississippi Tributaries of the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana) {{Mississippi-river-stub

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