Okatibbee Creek

General data

Name: Okatibbee Creek
Water system: Pascagoula River
Water type: River
Progression: Chickasawhay River -> Pascagoula River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Okatibbee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Tributaries include Chickasawhay Creek, Sowashee Creek, and Suqualena Creek. Okatibbee Creek joins the Chunky River to form the Chickasawhay River, making it one of the headwater streams of the Pascagoula River Basin. Okatibbee Creek lies in the Southern Red Hills Region of the East Gulf Coastal Plain Province.

Okatibbee Dam on Okatibbee Creek impounds an 45 km2 reservoir, which was constructed in the 1960s for flood control. Okatibbee Dam mitigates flood damage along Okatibbee Creek and the upper reaches of the Chickasawhay River.

Okatibbee Creek

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