![Yalobusha River](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Yalobusha_River.jpg)
The Yalobusha River is a
river
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, long, in north-central
Mississippi
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in the
United States
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. It is a principal
tributary
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of the
Yazoo River
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, via which it is part of the
watershed of the
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.
![Yalobusha River at Grenada Lake](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Yalobusha_River_at_Grenada_Lake.jpg)
The name "Yalobusha" comes from the
Choctaw word ''yalooboshi'', meaning "little tadpole", from ''yalooba'', "tadpole", and ''-ushi'', "
diminutive".
The
United States Board on Geographic Names settled on the river's name in 1892. According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known as "Yallabusha" and as the "Yellowbushy River."
Course
The Yalobusha River rises in
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, northwest of the town of
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, and flows generally west-southwestwardly through
Calhoun
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,
Grenada and
Leflore Counties, past the town of
Grenada. At
Greenwood it joins the
Tallahatchie River
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At Money, Mississi ...
to form the Yazoo River.
Much of the Yalobusha's course through Calhoun County has been straightened and
channelized; this section of the river is also known as the "Yalobusha River Canal." In Grenada County, the river is impounded by a
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dam
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to form
Grenada Lake, which collects the Yalobusha's largest tributary, the
Skuna River
The Skuna River is a tributary of the Yalobusha River, about 75 mi (120 km) long, in north-central Mississippi in the United States. Via the Yalobusha and Yazoo Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Course
The S ...
.
The Yalobusha at
Grenada, MS averages a discharge of 2,436 cubic feet per second.
Major tributaries
*
Big Sand Creek
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Skuna River
The Skuna River is a tributary of the Yalobusha River, about 75 mi (120 km) long, in north-central Mississippi in the United States. Via the Yalobusha and Yazoo Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Course
The S ...
*
Batupan Bogue
Batupan Bogue is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to the Yalobusha River. It has an average discharge of 409 cubic feet per second near Grenada, MS.
Name
''Batupan Bogue'' is a name derived from the Choctaw language
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*
Topashaw Creek
Topashaw Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to the Yalobusha River.
''Topashaw'' is a name derived from the Choctaw language
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See also
*
List of Mississippi rivers
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
External links
Grenada Lake
Sources
*
DeLorme (1998). ''Mississippi Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
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Rivers of Mississippi
Bodies of water of Calhoun County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Grenada County, Mississippi
Bodies of water of Leflore County, Mississippi