Tarlow Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[2] It is a tributary of Potterchitto Creek.

Tarlow is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "palmetto".[3] Variant names are "Parlow Creek" and "Sunflower Creek".[2]

References

  1. ^ Telis, Pamela (1991). Low-flow and Flow-duration Characteristics of Mississippi Streams. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey. p. 139.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tarlow Creek
  3. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarlow_Creek
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