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The Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about 90.6 miles (145.8 km) long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States.[1][2][3] Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.

Noxubee River
A bridge crossing of the Noxubee River at Macon, Mississippi
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama and Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates33°18′12″N 89°08′51″W
  elevation619 ft (189 m)
Mouth 
  coordinates
32°49′42″N 88°10′45″W
  elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Length91 mi (146 km)
Basin features
ProgressionNoxubee River → Tombigbee River → Mobile River → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID158173
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Download coordinates as: KML

Course


The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge and past the town of Macon, Mississippi. It joins the Tombigbee River from the west, about 2 mi (3 km) west of Gainesville, Alabama.


Name


Noxubee is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "to stink".[4]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Noxubee River has also been known as:


See also



References


  1. "Noxubee River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  2. "Noxubee River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  3. "Station 02448000 NOXUBEE RIVER AT MACON, MS". USGS Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN). United States Geological Survey (USGS). Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  4. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.



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[de] Noxubee River

Der Noxubee River [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈnɑksəbiː] ist ein rund 225 Kilometer langer Fluss im Osten Zentral-Mississippis und im Westen von Zentral-Alabama.
- [en] Noxubee River



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