Bahala Creek
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CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
| Bahala Creek Big Bahala Creek, Mulberry Creek | |
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 The Bahala Creek Bridge over the creek in Oma | |
  Location of the mouth in Mississippi | |
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| Etymology | Likely from Choctaw "bihi," meaning mulberry, and "hieli," meaning "standing"[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Counties | Lincoln, Copiah, Lawrence |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hazlehurst, Mississippi |
| • coordinates | 31°52′27.58″N 90°22′47.33″W / 31.8743278°N 90.3798139°W[2] |
| • elevation | 453 ft (138 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Pearl River |
• location | near Monticello, Mississippi |
• coordinates | 31°41′14.60″N 90°06′49.31″W / 31.6873889°N 90.1136972°W[2] |
• elevation | 190 ft (58 m)[2] |
Bahala Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pearl River.