Chickasawhay River

The river system of the Pascagoula, the right of the Chickasawhay River

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The Chickasawhay River is an approximately 340 km long river that flows through the U.S. state of Mississippi.

He is, together with the Leaf River main tributary of the Pascagoula River, which arises from these two tributaries. The tributaries of the Chickasawhay drain a portion of western Alabama. Thanks to the subtropical climate in this region of the Chickasawhay River is home to an unusual for the United States flora and fauna world. This includes the Yellow Polka Dot hump turtle, a rare turtle species from the genus of Map turtles.

Course

The Chickasawhay River arises near the Mississippi - site Enterprise from the confluence of Chunky River and Okatibbee Creek in the County Clarke County. The river flows from there through the counties of Wayne and Green County. In George County, the river flows along with the Leaf River and justified by the Pascagoula River.