Deer Creek (Mississippi) facts for kids
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Bridge of abandoned Illinois Central Railroad line across Deer Creek in Scott
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| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
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| Main source | Lake Boliver Scott, Bolivar County, Mississippi 33°35′56″N 91°04′50″W / 33.59889°N 91.08056°W |
| River mouth | Yazoo River Warren County, Mississippi 32°32′44″N 90°47′43″W / 32.54556°N 90.79528°W |
Deer Creek (also Issaquena Creek or Lower Deer Creek) is a creek in the U.S. state of Mississippi. Its source is Lake Bolivar, in Scott, Bolivar County, Mississippi.
As Deer Creek flows south through the Mississippi Delta, it passes through the following counties: Bolivar, Washington, Sharkey, Issaquena, and Warren; and through the following communities: Metcalfe, Stoneville, Leland, Burdett, Arcola, Hollandale, Panther Burn, Nitta Yuma, Anguilla, Rolling Fork, Cary, Onward, and Valley Park.
The Deer Creek watershed is connected to the Big Sunflower River via the Rolling Fork Creek, a connection that occurs only at high water stages and can flow either way.
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Route of the late expedition (1863) commanded by Act'g. Rear Admiral D. D. Porter U.S.N. attempting to get into the Yazoo River by the way of Steels Bayou and Deer Creek, during the American Civil War
Name
Deer Creek's name is an accurate preservation of its native Choctaw name isi okhina, meaning "deer river".
