Deer Creek (also Issaquena Creek or Lower Deer Creek) is a
creek in
Mississippi
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, United States. Its source is Lake Bolivar, in
Scott,
Bolivar County, Mississippi
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.
Course
As Deer Creek flows south through the
Mississippi Delta, it passes through the following counties:
Bolivar,
Washington
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,
Sharkey,
Issaquena, and
Warren
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; and through the following communities:
Metcalfe,
Stoneville,
Leland,
Burdett,
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* Arcola, Grafton, a heritage-listed house in New South Wales
;Canada
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* ...
,
Hollandale,
Panther Burn,
Nitta Yuma,
Anguilla
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,
Rolling Fork,
Cary
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* Cary, Indiana, part of the Indianapolis metropolitan area
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,
Onward, and
Valley Park.
The Deer Creek watershed is connected to the
Big Sunflower River
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via the Rolling Fork Creek, a connection that occurs only at high water stages and can flow either way.
Name
Deer Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Choctaw name ''isi okhina'', meaning "deer river".
Muddy Waters Nickname
Muddy Waters got his nickname "Muddy Waters" by playing in the river.
History
In 1875 a sheriff testified about 1875 election violence and stated he knew of 8 African Americans killed in the area of Deer Creek. He also testified that Board of Supervisors member
Frank P. Brooks was instructed to resign by a committee of whites.
See also
*
List of rivers of Mississippi
The list of rivers in Mississippi includes any rivers that flow through part of the State of Mississippi. The major rivers in Mississippi are the Mississippi River, Pearl River, Pascagoula River and the Tombigbee River, along with their main tribu ...
References
Rivers of Mississippi
Bodies of water of Bolivar County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Sharkey County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Washington County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Issaquena County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Warren County, Mississippi
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