Bogue Chitto River

Bogue Chitto River
Barrio del Buck Chitto, Bogachito River, Bogue Chito
Bogue Chitto River; Barrio del Buck Chitto, Bogachito River, Bogue Chito
	Bogue Chitto River in Bogue Chitto State Park, Washington Parish, Louisiana
	Bogue Chitto River
Etymology	"Big creek" in Choctaw language
Location
Country	United States
States	Mississippi; Louisiana;
Counties	Lincoln; Pike; Walthall;
Parishes	Washington; St. Tammany;
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Pearl River
• coordinates	30°33′56″N 89°49′37″W / 30.5656°N 89.8269°W
Basin features
Cities	Brookhaven, Mississippi; Franklinton, Louisiana;

The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi.^[1] It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The Bogue Chitto joins the Pearl River twenty miles inland.^[2]

The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana where canoe launches are available.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Bogue Chitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "big creek".^[6] Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Chitto River
^ The George Peabody Library, The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, et al. A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary, of North America and the West Indies: Compiled from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources. Baltimore : Published by George M’Dowell & Son ; Providence : Hutchens & Shephard; [Place of manufacture not identified] : Stereotyped by J. Howe, 1832. p. 198. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
^ "Activities". Bogue Chitto Water Park. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ "Canoeing and Tubing". Louisiana's Northshore. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
^ Herndon, Ernest, et al. “DOWN THE MIDDLE.” Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, University Press of Mississippi, 2024, pp. 107–70. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bogue Chitto River

[2] The George Peabody Library, The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, et al. A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary, of North America and the West Indies: Compiled from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources. Baltimore : Published by George M’Dowell & Son ; Providence : Hutchens & Shephard; [Place of manufacture not identified] : Stereotyped by J. Howe, 1832. p. 198. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[bogueactivities-3] "Activities". Bogue Chitto Water Park. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

[northshore-4] "Canoeing and Tubing". Louisiana's Northshore. Retrieved August 21, 2016.

[5] Herndon, Ernest, et al. “DOWN THE MIDDLE.” Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, University Press of Mississippi, 2024, pp. 107–70. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[6] Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.

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