Lake Pushmataha

Lake Pushmataha
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Lake Pushmataha
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Location of Mississippi, USA.
Lake Pushmataha
LocationNeshoba County, Mississippi
Coordinates32°47′50″N 89°14′40″W / 32.797113°N 89.244526°W / 32.797113; -89.244526
Typereservoir
EtymologyPushmataha
Surface area285-acre (115 ha)

Lake Pushmataha is a 285-acre (115 ha) reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Lake Pushmataha was named after Pushmataha, a Choctaw chieftain.[2]

  1. ^ "Choctaw Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks". Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.