Tarlow Creek

Coordinates: 32°19′30″N 89°06′05″W / 32.3248663°N 89.1014467°W / 32.3248663; -89.1014467
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Tarlow Creek
Tarlow Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°14′20″N 89°12′23″W / 32.2387576°N 89.2064498°W / 32.2387576; -89.2064498
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°19′30″N 89°06′05″W / 32.3248663°N 89.1014467°W / 32.3248663; -89.1014467
Length13.96 mi (22.47 km)
Basin size16.1 sq mi (42 km2)[1]

Tarlow Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It is a tributary of Potterchitto Creek.

Tarlow is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "palmetto".[3] Variant names are "Parlow Creek" and "Sunflower Creek".[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 139.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarlow Creek
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.