Uchee Creek (Georgia)

Uchee Creek
Euchee Creek, Yuchi Creek
Uchee Creek (Georgia) is located in Georgia
Uchee Creek (Georgia)
Location of mouth of Uchee Creek in Georgia
Uchee Creek (Georgia) is located in the United States
Uchee Creek (Georgia)
Location in the United States
EtymologyYuchi people
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyColumbia
CityGrovetown
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorth of Harlem
 • coordinates33°26′26″N 082°19′04″W / 33.44056°N 82.31778°W / 33.44056; -82.31778 (Source)
 • elevation477.65 ft (145.59 m)[1]
MouthLittle River
 • location
North of Evans
 • coordinates
33°35′37″N 082°08′50″W / 33.59361°N 82.14722°W / 33.59361; -82.14722 (Mouth)
 • elevation
187.93 ft (57.28 m)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • left
  • Broad Branch
  • Long Branch
 • right
  • Spring Creek
  • Horn Creek
  • Mill Branch
  • Tudor Branch

Uchee Creek is a stream[2] in the east-central part of the U.S. state of Georgia.[3] It derives its name from the Yuchi (or Uchee) Indians, who once lived in the area.[4] Variant spellings are Euchee Creek and Yuchi Creek.[4][3]

Its source is just north of Harlem, and its mouth is at the Little River north of Evans. Both Harlem–Grovetown Road and William Few Parkway have two crossing of Uchee Creek each. The stream only flows through a portion of one city, Grovetown, through which it flows through the far northwestern part.

  1. ^ a b "The National Map – Advanced Viewer". Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Feature Class Definition". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Uchee Creek
  4. ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 236. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.