Tuscolameta 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 of

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. ''Tuscolameta'' is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "young warrior". Variant names include "Tuscalameta", "Tuscalamita Creek", "Tushalamita", and "Tuskala Mita Creek". In 1924, the Tuscolameta Creek received a 24 mile channelization to empty into the Pearl River.

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Rivers of Mississippi Rivers of Leake County, Mississippi Rivers of Newton County, Mississippi Rivers of Scott County, Mississippi Mississippi placenames of Native American origin {{Mississippi-river-stub