The Yockanookany rises in Choctaw County on the west side of the town of Ackerman and flows generally southwest through Attala and Leake counties, past the towns of Weir, McCool, Ethel and Kosciusko. It joins the Pearl River in southwestern Leake County.[3]
The Yockanookany's upper course through Choctaw and Attala counties was channelized in 1914 and the middle section was completed in 1928; in some of these areas, water continues to flow in the river's old natural channel as well. Low-water stages at the Koscuisko gauge in 1960 were six feet higher than those of 1939 as the channel silted significantly during that period.[4]
^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 13, 2011
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yockanookany River
^Speer, Paul et al (1964). Low-flow characteristics of streams in the Miss. Embayment in Miss. and Ala. Washington: Government Printing Office. p. I-8.
^Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 133. ISBN978-1-60473-483-6.
yockanookany, river, mile, long, river, central, mississippi, united, states, tributary, pearl, river, which, flows, gulf, mexico, 2010, contents, course, name, also, sourcescourse, editthe, yockanookany, rises, choctaw, county, west, side, town, ackerman, flo. The Yockanookany River is a 78 4 mile long 126 2 km 1 river in central Mississippi in the United States 2 It is a tributary of the Pearl River which flows to the Gulf of Mexico Yockanookany River in 2010 Contents 1 Course 2 Name 3 See also 4 SourcesCourse editThe Yockanookany rises in Choctaw County on the west side of the town of Ackerman and flows generally southwest through Attala and Leake counties past the towns of Weir McCool Ethel and Kosciusko It joins the Pearl River in southwestern Leake County 3 The Yockanookany s upper course through Choctaw and Attala counties was channelized in 1914 and the middle section was completed in 1928 in some of these areas water continues to flow in the river s old natural channel as well Low water stages at the Koscuisko gauge in 1960 were six feet higher than those of 1939 as the channel silted significantly during that period 4 Downstream of Kosciusko the river is paralleled by the Natchez Trace Parkway Name editYockanookany is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean land creek 5 The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on Yockanookany River as the stream s name in 1949 According to the Geographic Names Information System the river has also been known as 2 Yexgonnongoune River Yockahockany River Yockammockanna Creek Yokahocany River Yokahochany River Yokahockana River Yokahockany Creek Yokahockany RiverSee also editList of rivers in MississippiSources edit U S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data The National Map Archived 2012 03 29 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 13 2011 a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Yockanookany River Mississippi Atlas amp Gazetteer DeLorme 4th ed 2010 pp 31 32 and 37 ISBN 0 89933 346 X Speer Paul et al 1964 Low flow characteristics of streams in the Miss Embayment in Miss and Ala Washington Government Printing Office p I 8 Baca Keith A 2007 Native American Place Names in Mississippi University Press of Mississippi p 133 ISBN 978 1 60473 483 6 Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry 32 40 9 N 89 40 46 W 32 66917 N 89 67944 W 32 66917 89 67944 This article related to a river in Mississippi is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yockanookany River amp oldid 1190470135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
