Bashi Creek, also historically known as Bashai Creek, is a tributary of the Tombigbee River in northern Clarke County in Alabama.[1][2]
| Bashi Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bashi, Clarke County |
| • coordinates | 31.88848°N 87.78750°W / 31.88848; -87.78750 |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tombigbee River |
• coordinates | 31.95654°N 88.07279°W / 31.95654; -88.07279 |
• elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Bashi Creek originates near Bashi, at coordinates of 31.88848°N 87.78750°W / 31.88848; -87.78750, and discharges into the Tombigbee River near Woods Bluff, at coordinates of 31.95654°N 88.07279°W / 31.95654; -88.07279.[1] It is located above the Coffeeville Lock and Dam and is the only inlet off the river for several miles.[3] There is a paved boat ramp located on the creek.[3]
The creek first appears on an 1844 map as Bashai Creek. Language scholars believe Bashi to be an adaptation of the Choctaw language word bachaya, meaning "line," "row," or "course".[4]
The creek has lent its name to the Bashi Formation, formerly also known as the Woods Bluff Formation, a greensand marl strata dating to the early Eocene.[5] The creek flows through the exposed strata of the formation.[6]
The Bashi Skirmish in the Creek War was fought near the banks of this creek and took its name from the waterway.[7]
Bashi Skirmish.