Snapfinger Creek is a
stream in
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,
Georgia
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. Another DeKalb waterway, Barbashela Creek, flows into Snapfinger, which flows into the
South River.
Some say Snapfinger Creek was so named because it is a tributary or "finger," while others believe an incident in which a surveyor broke or "snapped" his finger bone while crossing the creek caused this name to be selected.
References
Rivers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Rivers of DeKalb County, Georgia
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