Muckalee Creek (pronounced MUHK-uh-lee) is a
creek in southwest
Georgia (U.S. state)
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. It originates southeast of
Buena Vista Buena Vista, meaning "good view" in Spanish, may refer to:
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and flows south-southeast for
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed April 15, 2011 and into
Kinchafoonee Creek Kinchafoonee Creek ( ) is a creek in southwest Georgia. It originates near Buena Vista and flows southeasterly for to the Flint River near Albany, Georgia.
Its name comes from the Creek word for "mortar nutshells", which refers to a type of nutc ...
north of
Albany, just upstream of that creek's confluence with the
Flint River
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.
Muckalee is a name derived from the
Creek language
The Muscogee language (Muskogee, ''Mvskoke'' in Muscogee), also known as Creek, is a Muskogean language spoken by Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole people, primarily in the US states of Oklahoma and Florida. Along with Mikasuki, when it is spoken by ...
.
It is also the subject of a country song by Luke Bryan titled "Muckalee Creek Water" and is mentioned in Bryan's song, "
Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day
"Huntin', Fishin' and Lovin' Every Day" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Luke Bryan for his fifth studio album, '' Kill the Lights'' (2015). It was released to American country radio on March 14, 2016 as the album' ...
".
References
Rivers of Dougherty County, Georgia
Rivers of Lee County, Georgia
Rivers of Sumter County, Georgia
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
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