Otak Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]
Otak is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean "beaver pond, lake".[2] Variant names were "Otakoocha Creek", Otakooche Creek", and "Otokoochee Creek".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otak Creek
- ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 77. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
32°06′39″N 89°16′31″W / 32.1107056°N 89.2753401°W