The Strong River is a 95.2-mile (153.2-kilometre)[1] river in south-central Mississippi in the United States.[2] It is a tributary of the Pearl River,[3] which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.

Course

The stream headwaters arise in the Bienville National Forest in Scott County, about 6 miles (10 km) west of Forest at 32°23′08″N 89°35′04″W[2] and at an elevation of about 465 feet (142 meters).[4] and flows generally to the southwest through Smith, Rankin and Simpson counties, past the town of D'Lo.[3] It flows into the Pearl River 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Georgetown at 31°50′59″N 90°08′09″W at an elevation of 197 feet (60 meters).[2]

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.[citation needed]

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 13, 2011
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  3. ^ Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 4th ed. 2010, pp 42-3 and 49 ISBN 0-89933-346-X
  4. ^ Hillsboro, Mississippi, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982

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