Biloxi River

{{short description|Stream in Mississippi, U.S.}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

The Biloxi River is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.{{GNIS|692619|name=Biloxi River}}

The Biloxi River is named for the Biloxi Indians, but the ultimate meaning of the word "Biloxi" is obscure.{{cite book|last=Baca|first=Keith A.|title=Native American Place Names in Mississippi|url=https://epdf.pub/native-american-place-names-in-mississippi.html|year=2007|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-483-6|page=9}} Variant names are "Oka Chambala River" and "Viloxy River".

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