Pushepatapa Creek

Pushepatapa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[1]

Pushepatapa is a name most likely derived from the Choctaw language; it's purported to mean "sandy bottom".[2] Variant names are "Poosheepatapa Creek", "Poosheepatopa Creek", "Pushapatappa Creek", "Pushepetapa Creek", "Pushepetappy Creek", and "Pushpetappy Creek".[1]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pushepatapa Creek
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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