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The Sucarnoochee River is a river in Kemper County, Mississippi and Sumter County, Alabama. It originates at 32°41′56″N 88°29′05″W / 32.69877°N 88.48470°W / 32.69877; -88.48470, near Porterville, Mississippi, and discharges into the Tombigbee River at 32°25′24″N 88°02′44″W / 32.42322°N 88.04564°W / 32.42322; -88.04564. It is 49.5 miles (79.7 km) long and drains an area of 607 square miles (1,570 km).

Sucarnoochee is a name derived from the Choctaw language purported to mean either (sources vary) "hog's river" or "place where hogs fatten".

See also

• List of rivers of Alabama
• List of rivers of Mississippi

References

1. "SUCARNOOCHEE RIVER AT LIVINGSTON AL". HCDN: Streamflow Data Set, 1874 - 1988. USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report. Retrieved 3 December 2008.
2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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