Bogue Chitto River
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| Bogue Chitto River Barrio del Buck Chitto, Bogachito River, Bogue Chito | |
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 Bogue Chitto River in Bogue Chitto State Park, Washington Parish, Louisiana | |
 Bogue Chitto River | |
| Etymology | "Big creek" in Choctaw language |
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| Country | United States |
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| Mouth | |
• location | Pearl River |
• coordinates | 30°33′56″N 89°49′37″W / 30.5656°N 89.8269°W |
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The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The Bogue Chitto joins the Pearl River twenty miles inland.[2]
The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana where canoe launches are available.[3][4][5]
Bogue Chitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "big creek".[6] Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito".[1]