Escatawpa River | |
Source1 Location: | Washington County southwest of Millry, Alabama |
Source1 Coordinates: | 31.5669°N -88.4281°W |
Mouth Location: | Confluence with the Pascagoula River northwest of Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Mouth Coordinates: | 30.4219°N -88.5597°W |
Progression: | Escatawpa River → Pascagoula River → Gulf of Mexico |
Source1 Elevation: | 290feet |
Mouth Elevation: | 3feet |
Custom Label: | GNIS ID |
Escatawpa River is a 129adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] river in the states of Alabama and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pascagoula River.[2]
Escatawpa is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "where cane is cut".[3]