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Yalobusha River

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60: 17: 265: 389: 374: 384: 379: 369: 170: 88: 231: 142:; this section of the river is also known as the "Yalobusha River Canal." In Grenada County, the river is impounded by a 92: 325: 311: 364: 317: 253: 104: 143: 120: 116: 112: 294: 197: 139: 128: 221: 124: 108: 8: 132: 307: 227: 53: 68: 282: 59: 318:
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yalobusha River Canal
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Much of the Yalobusha's course through Calhoun County has been straightened and
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Yalobusha River outlet channel at Grenada Lake in Grenada County, Mississippi
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yalobusha River
150: 175: 158: 154: 95:, it has also been known as "Yallabusha" and as the "Yellowbushy River." 45: 33: 84: 20:
Yalobusha River at Robinson Bayou Road in Leflore County, Mississippi.
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settled on the river's name in 1892. According to the
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averages a discharge of 2,436 cubic feet per second.
111:, and flows generally west-southwestwardly through 32:, 165 miles (266 km) long, in north-central 390:Mississippi placenames of Native American origin 375:Bodies of water of Chickasaw County, Mississippi 356: 223:Native American placenames of the United States 385:Bodies of water of Leflore County, Mississippi 380:Bodies of water of Grenada County, Mississippi 370:Bodies of water of Calhoun County, Mississippi 226:. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 578. 210: 295:Columbia Gazetter of North America entry 58: 15: 89:United States Board on Geographic Names 357: 216: 164: 67:The name "Yalobusha" comes from the 247: 93:Geographic Names Information System 13: 14: 401: 304:Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer 276: 75:, meaning "little tadpole", from 306:. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 258: 48:, via which it is part of the 1: 203: 103:The Yalobusha River rises in 144:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 7: 191: 123:Counties, past the town of 107:, northwest of the town of 10: 406: 288: 198:List of Mississippi rivers 135:to form the Yazoo River. 98: 64: 21: 365:Rivers of Mississippi 341:33.55250°N 90.18083°W 62: 40:. It is a principal 19: 157:. The Yalobusha at 346:33.55250; -90.18083 337: /  133:Tallahatchie River 65: 22: 233:978-0-8061-3598-4 165:Major tributaries 79:, "tadpole", and 54:Mississippi River 397: 352: 351: 349: 348: 347: 342: 338: 335: 334: 333: 330: 270: 269: 262: 256: 251: 245: 244: 242: 240: 214: 105:Chickasaw County 405: 404: 400: 399: 398: 396: 395: 394: 355: 354: 345: 343: 339: 336: 331: 328: 326: 324: 323: 291: 279: 274: 273: 264: 263: 259: 252: 248: 238: 236: 234: 218:Bright, William 215: 211: 206: 194: 167: 101: 26:Yalobusha River 12: 11: 5: 403: 393: 392: 387: 382: 377: 372: 367: 321: 320: 315: 297: 290: 287: 286: 285: 278: 277:External links 275: 272: 271: 257: 246: 232: 208: 207: 205: 202: 201: 200: 193: 190: 189: 188: 186:Topashaw Creek 183: 178: 173: 171:Big Sand Creek 166: 163: 100: 97: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 402: 391: 388: 386: 383: 381: 378: 376: 373: 371: 368: 366: 363: 362: 360: 353: 350: 319: 316: 313: 312:0-89933-346-X 309: 305: 301: 298: 296: 293: 292: 284: 281: 280: 267: 261: 255: 250: 235: 229: 225: 224: 219: 213: 209: 199: 196: 195: 187: 184: 182: 181:Batupan Bogue 179: 177: 174: 172: 169: 168: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 145: 141: 136: 134: 131:it joins the 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 96: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 74: 70: 61: 57: 55: 51: 47: 43: 39: 38:United States 35: 31: 27: 18: 322: 303: 283:Grenada Lake 260: 249: 237:. Retrieved 222: 212: 151:Grenada Lake 137: 102: 80: 76: 72: 66: 25: 23: 344: / 176:Skuna River 159:Grenada, MS 155:Skuna River 140:channelized 46:Yazoo River 34:Mississippi 359:Categories 332:90°10′51″W 204:References 85:diminutive 73:yalooboshi 329:33°33′9″N 302:(1998). 129:Greenwood 50:watershed 42:tributary 239:14 April 220:(2004). 192:See also 149:to form 300:DeLorme 289:Sources 125:Grenada 121:Leflore 117:Grenada 113:Calhoun 109:Houston 87:". The 77:yalooba 69:Choctaw 52:of the 44:of the 36:in the 310:  230:  127:. At 99:Course 81:-ushi 71:word 30:river 28:is a 308:ISBN 241:2011 228:ISBN 119:and 24:The 147:dam 83:, " 361:: 115:, 56:. 314:. 268:. 243:.

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river
Mississippi
United States
tributary
Yazoo River
watershed
Mississippi River

Choctaw
diminutive
United States Board on Geographic Names
Geographic Names Information System
Chickasaw County
Houston
Calhoun
Grenada
Leflore
Grenada
Greenwood
Tallahatchie River
channelized
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
dam
Grenada Lake
Skuna River
Grenada, MS
Big Sand Creek
Skuna River
Batupan Bogue

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