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The Coldwater River is a
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Arkabutla Lake
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The Coldwater River is a river
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which flows for through northwestern Mississippi
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in the United States
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. It is a tributary
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of the Tallahatchie River
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, and part of the watershed of the Mississippi River
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, via the Yazoo River
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.
In the past, the Coldwater River has been referred to as the Okalopasaw, Copasaw, or Cold Water River. The one-word name "Coldwater" was officially settled upon in 1891.
Course
The Coldwater River rises inMarshall County, Mississippi
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, along Mississippi Highway 4
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near the Benton County line. The river then flows northwest through a corner of Benton County and then the breadth of Marshall county to a point just south of the unincorporated community of Barton, where it turns southwest as it enters DeSoto County. Along the Desoto County- Tate County line, the river is impounded by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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dam
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to form Arkabutla Lake.
From Arkabutla Lake the Coldwater River takes a mostly southerly course, flowing roughly parallel to the nearby Mississippi River
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, as the Coldwater forms the boundary between Tate and Tunica counties, and then passes through Quitman County to its confluence with the Tallahatchie River
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south of the town of Marks
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At Savage
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, the river averages a flow of 1,368 cubic feet per second.
See also
*List of Mississippi rivers
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References
Sources
US EPA Watershed assessment database Coldwater River watershed
External links
Arkabutla Lake
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