Ball Creek is a
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
of
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
. It is a tributary to
Talking Rock Creek
Talking Rock Creek (also known as Devils Race Track) is a stream in the northwestern Georgia, United States, that is a tributary of the Coosawattee River (flowing into the Reregulation Reservoir).
Talking Rock is an English translation of the nat ...
.
Ball Creek was named for the
indigenous North American stickball
Indigenous North American stickball is a team sport typically played on an open field where teams of players with two sticks each attempt to control and shoot a ball at the opposing team's goal. It shares similarities to the game of lacrosse. In ...
once played in the area by Native Americans.
References
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of Gilmer County, Georgia
Rivers of Pickens County, Georgia
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