Buffalo River (Mississippi)
Wilkinson County watercourse
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Buffalo River is a watercourse of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States.[1] Also known as Buffalo Bayou, it is the "lowermost eastern major tributary to the Mississippi River."[2] In the early 19th century it was sometimes called Buffalo Creek.[3] Its headwaters are around Centreville, with some draining from Amite County.[2] The Buffalo "heads up in the sandy hills of eastern Wilkinson County"[4] before turning south and draining into the Mississippi River.[5] Its course between the headwaters and the Mississippi continually shifts, and currently it feeds the Old Homochitto River, where it supplies several bald cypress-dominated swamplands, and Lake Mary, an old oxbow channel of the Mississippi.[4] Its tributaries include Little Buffalo and Browns Creek.[5] Buffalo River is a popular location for fishing and hunting.[6] The Buffalo River supports at least 95 species of fish.[2]
