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Alampa Creek

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The 883rd longest river in the world

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Alampa Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is a tributary to Pinishook Creek. Alampa most likely is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "hiding places".

Alampa Creek rises about 6 miles northwest of Plattsburg, Mississippi, and then flows generally east to join Pinishook Creek about 2 miles north of Plattsburg.

Alampas Creek drains 4.76 square miles (12.3 km2) of area, receives about 57.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 458.37, and is about 50% forested.

Flows through: United States.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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