Bashi Creek
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| Bashi Creek | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bashi, Clarke County |
| • coordinates | 31°53′19″N 87°47′15″W / 31.88848°N 87.78750°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Tombigbee River |
• coordinates | 31°57′24″N 88°04′22″W / 31.95654°N 88.07279°W |
• elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Bashi Creek, also historically known as Bashai Creek, is a tributary of the Tombigbee River in northern Clarke County in Alabama.[1][2]
Bashi Creek originates near Bashi, at coordinates of 31°53′19″N 87°47′15″W / 31.88848°N 87.78750°W, and discharges into the Tombigbee River near Woods Bluff, at coordinates of 31°57′24″N 88°04′22″W / 31.95654°N 88.07279°W.[1] It is located above the Coffeeville Lock and Dam and is the only inlet off the river for several miles.[3] There is a paved boat ramp located on the creek.[3]
Etymology
The creek first appears on an 1844 map as Bashai Creek. Language scholars believe Bashi to be an adaptation of the Choctaw language word bachaya, meaning "line," "row," or "course".[4]