Bogue Chitto River
| 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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• 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. It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The Bogue Chitto joins the Pearl River twenty miles inland.
The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana where canoe launches are available.
Bogue Chitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "big creek". Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito".