Kinchafoonee Creek ( ) is a creek in southwest

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. It originates near

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and flows southeasterly for to the

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near

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. Its name comes from the Creek word for "mortar nutshells", which refers to a type of

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. The creek flows through

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, Dougherty, Lee,

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, and

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(formerly Kinchafoonee) counties.

References

* 2Kinchafoonee Rivers of Chattahoochee County, Georgia Rivers of Dougherty County, Georgia Rivers of Marion County, Georgia Rivers of Lee County, Georgia Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state) Rivers of Webster County, Georgia {{GeorgiaUS-river-stub