Kinchafoonee Creek

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. "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.

31.606°N 84.1356°W / 31.606; -84.1356


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