Kinchafoonee Creek (/kɪntʃəˈfuːniː/ kinch-ə-FOO-nee) is a creek in southwest Georgia.[1] It originates near Buena Vista and flows southeasterly for 91.8 miles (147.7 km)[2] to the Flint River near Albany, Georgia.[1]

Its name comes from the Creek word for "mortar nutshells", which refers to a type of nutcracker.[3]

The creek flows through Chattahoochee, Marion, Dougherty, Lee, Terrell, and Webster (formerly Kinchafoonee) counties.

References

  1. 1 2 "Kinchafoonee River, Georgia (GA)". AllRefer.com. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. "The National Map". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  3. ↑ Kenneth K. Krakow. Georgia Place-Names (PDF) (3rd ed.). p. 125. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2008.

31°36′22″N 84°08′08″W / 31.606°N 84.1356°W / 31.606; -84.1356


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