Eucutta Creek

Eucutta Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary to the Chickasawhay River.Eucutta is a name derived from the Choctaw language, most likely meaning "large pond".^[2]

In 2014, a pipeline near Eucutta sprung a leak, discharging about 50 barrels of oil and 40 barrels of brine into the Eucutta creek. Many Wayne County environmental agencies have cleaned up the spill since then.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eucutta Creek
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
^ "Moon-Hines Flowline Spill". Oil Shark by Cerex. Retrieved 2020-02-15.

31°49′47″N 88°42′40″W / 31.8296008°N 88.7111520°W / 31.8296008; -88.7111520

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eucutta Creek

[2] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

[3] "Moon-Hines Flowline Spill". Oil Shark by Cerex. Retrieved 2020-02-15.

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