| Upatoi Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Upatoi, Georgia |
| • elevation | 370 ft |
| Mouth | |
• location | Columbus, Georgia |
• elevation | 177 ft |
| Length | 35.5 miles |
Upatoi Creek is a 35.5-mile-long (57.1 km)[1] river in western Georgia, just outside Columbus. It runs from Upatoi, through South Columbus, and to the Chattahoochee River.
The stream begins at the outflow of Juniper Lake at 32°31′58″N 84°36′12″W / 32.53278°N 84.60333°W[2] at an elevation of 370 feet.[3] The stream flows to the west and forms the boundary between Talbot and Marion counties and Talbot and Chattahoochee counties. The stream continues to the west and southwest through the northern margin of Fort Moore. The stream continues to the southwest forming the boundary between Muscogee and Chattahoochee counties.[4] The confluence with the Chattahoochee River is at the Georgia-Alabama border and the western boundary of Fort Moore[5] at 32°22′41″N 84°58′14″W / 32.37806°N 84.97056°W and an elevation of 177 feet.[2]
Upatoi is a name derived from the Muskogean language meaning either "sheet-like covering" or "bullfrog".[6][7]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed April 15, 2011
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upatoi Creek
- ^ Geneva, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955 (1988 rev.)
- ^ Buena Vista NW, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955 (1986 rev.)
- ^ Columbus, GA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955 (1993 rev.)
- ^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 238. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Nestor, Sandy (24 May 2012). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-7864-7167-6.