Chickasaw Bayou

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Chickasaw Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.{{GNIS|668384}} It is a tributary to the Yazoo River.

Chickasaw Bayou derives its name from the Chickasaw tribe.{{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=22}}

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou was fought near this stream in 1862.{{cite web | url=https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/ms003.htm | title=Chickasaw Bayou | accessdate=9 July 2019}}

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Category:Rivers of Mississippi

Category:Bodies of water of Warren County, Mississippi

Category:Mississippi placenames of Native American origin

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