PASCAGOULA RIVER BASIN Name of Waterway From To Date Pascagoula River Origin, confluence of Leaf and Mississippi Sound; south of 1988 Chickasawhay Rivers; near U.S. Interstate 10; in Merrill, MS; east of MS State Pascagoula, MS; in Jackson Highway 57; in George County County 30° 58′ 53″ / 88° 43′ 49″ 30° 22′ 06″ / 88° 33′ 50″ Leaf River Confluence of Tishkill Creek; Pascagoula River; near 1988 north of Raleigh, MS; west of MS Merrill, MS; east of MS State Highway 501; just south State Highway 57; in of Husband Road; in Smith County George County 32° 08′ 51″ / 89° 25′ 33″ 30° 58′ 53″ / 88° 43′ 49″ West Tallahala Confluence of Quarterliah Leaf River; southwest of 1990 Creek Creek; northwest of Montrose, Bay Springs, MS; between MS; in northwest Jasper County MS State Highway 531 and 32° 08′ 34″ / 89° 17′ 56″ MS State Highway 37; in Smith County 31° 57′ 03″ / 89° 24′ 23″ Oakohay Creek Confluence of Clear Creek; Leaf River; south of 1990 southwest of Raleigh, MS; in Taylorsville, MS; southeast Smith County of Hot Coffee, MS; in 31° 56′ 50″ / 89° 35′ 29″ northeast Covington County 31° 43′ 53″ / 89° 25′ 02″ Big Creek Confluence of Reed Brake Leaf River; northwest of 1990 Branch; southwest of Soso, MS; Ellisville, MS; north of MS west of Soso-Big Creek Road; State Highway 588; in in Jones County Jones County 31° 42′ 55″ / 89° 18′ 44″ 31° 38′ 21″ / 89° 19′ 22″ Bowie River Origin, confluence of Bowie Leaf River; between Petal, 1988 Creek and Okatoma Creek; MS and Hattiesburg, MS; northwest of Hattiesburg, MS; just north of U.S Highway just southwest of Covington / 11 in northwest Forrest Jones / Forrest County line; in County Forrest County 31° 20′ 36″ / 89° 16′ 48″ 31° 25′ 49″ / 89° 24′ 13″ Okatoma Creek Illinois Central Gulf Railroad; Bowie River; confluence with 1988 near Saratoga, MS; southeast of Bowie Creek; just southwest Magee, MS; in southeast of Covington / Jones/ Forrest Simpson County County line; in Forrest 31° 48′ 03″ / 89° 40′ 25″ County 31° 25′ 49″ / 89° 24′ 13″ Bowie Creek Lake Mike Conner Road; south- Bowie River; confluence with 1988 west of Collins, MS; west of Okatoma Creek; just south- Seminary, MS; Covington / west of Covington / Jones/ Jefferson Davis County line Forrest County line; in 31° 33′ 35″ / 89° 38′ 39″ Forrest County 31° 25′ 49″ / 89° 24′ 13″ Tallahala Creek Confluence of Town Creek; Leaf River; west of New 1988 east of Bay Springs, MS; north of Augusta, MS; just south of Waldrup, MS; in Jasper County Old River Road; in west 31° 59′ 45″ / 89° 06′ 28″ central Perry County 31° 13′ 34″ / 89° 04′ 46″ Tallahoma Creek Illinois Central Gulf Railroad; Tallahala Creek; just north- 1990 just south of Moss, MS; just east east of Ellisville, MS; east of of Shady Grove - Moss Road; just MS State Highway 11; just northwest of Sharon - Shady north of Paulding Road; in Grove Road; in north central Jones County Jones County 31° 36′ 48″ / 89° 10′ 48″ 31° 48′ 06″ / 89° 10′ 17″ Bogue Homo U.S. Highway 84; at Lake Bogue Leaf River; northeast of New 1988 Homo Dam; east of Laurel; in Augusta, MS; just north of Jones County River Lot Road; in Perry 31° 42′ 10″ / 89° 01′ 31″ County 31° 13′ 59″ / 88° 59′ 55″ Thompson Creek Confluence of Little Thompson Leaf River; just northeast of 1990 Creek; north of MS State Beaumont, MS; east of MS Highway 536; in northern part of State Highway 15; in east DeSoto National Forest; in west central Perry County Wayne County 31° 10′ 50″ / 88° 54′ 13″ 31° 34′ 56″ / 88° 51′ 55″ Gaines Creek Origin, confluence of Sand Hill Leaf River; north of McClain, 1990 Creek and Piney Woods Creek; MS; just east of Perry east of Richton, MS; just west of County and Greene County Perry County and Greene County line; in Greene County line, in northeast Perry County 31° 08′ 39″ / 88° 50′ 10″ 31° 20′ 03″ / 88° 50′ 56″ Chickasawhay River Origin, confluence of Chunky Pascagoula River; origin; 1988 River and Okatibbee Creek; just northwest of Merrill, MS; just north of Enterprise, MS; just in northwest George County north of MS State Highway 514; 30° 58′ 53″ / 88° 43′ 49″ between Illinois Central Gulf and Southern Railroads; in northwest Clarke County 32° 10′ 57″ / 88° 49′ 15″ Chunky River Origin, confluence of Chunky Chickasawhay River; 1988 Creek and Potterchitto Creek; origin; just north of between Hickory, MS and Chunky, Enterprise, MS; in northwest MS; south of U.S. Highway 80; Clarke County in southeast Newton County 32° 10′ 57″ / 88° 49′ 15″ 32° 18′ 53″ / 88° 58′ 03″ Potterchitto Creek Confluence of Turkey Creek; Chunky River; origin; 1990 between Newton, MS and Hickory, between Hickory, MS and MS; between U.S. Highway 80 and Chunky MS; south of U.S. Illinois Central Railroad; west Highway 80; in southeast of Potterchitto Road; in south Newton County Newton County 32° 18′ 53″ / 88° 58′ 03″ 32° 19′ 32″ / 89° 04′ 56″ Chunky Creek Confluence of Tallasher Creek; Chunky River; origin; 1990 just west of Tatum Road; northwest between Hickory, MS and of Chunky, MS; northeast of Chunky MS; south of U.S. Hickory, MS; north of U.S. Highway 80; in southeast Interstate 20; in Newton County Newton County 32° 22′ 50″ / 89° 00′ 08″ 32° 18′ 53″ / 88° 58′ 03″ Tallasher Creek Confluence of Little Rock Creek; Chunky Creek; just west of 1990 between Little Rock, MS and Tatum Road; northwest of Chunky, MS; in east central Chunky, MS; northeast of Newton County Hickory, MS; north of U.S. 32° 27′ 33″ / 88° 59′ 11″ Interstate 20; in Newton County 32° 22′ 50″ / 89° 00′ 08″ Okatibbee Creek Okatibbee Dam; northwest of Chickasawhay River; 1988 Meridian, MS; east of MS State origin; just north of Highway 19; in Lauderdale Enterprise, MS; in northwest County Clarke County 32° 28′ 22″ / 88° 47′ 51″ 32° 10′ 57″ / 88° 49′ 15″ Sowashee Creek 49th Avenue in Meridian, MS; Okatibbee Creek; south 1990 south of U.S. Interstate 20; of Meridian, MS; east of between U.S. Highway 11 and Arundel, MS; between U.S. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad; in Highway 11 and Illinois Lauderdale County Central Gulf Railroad; in 32° 20′ 38″ / 88° 43′ 39″ Lauderdale County 32° 18′ 17″ / 88° 45′ 04″ Souinlovey Creek Confluence of Penantly Creek; Chickasawhay River; west 1990 northeast of Rose Hill, MS; south of Quitman, MS; just south and west of Fellowship Road; in of MS State Highway 512; northeast Jasper County in Clarke County 32° 10′ 45″ / 88° 57′ 15″ 32° 02′ 06″ / 88° 45′ 19″ Shubuta Creek County Road crossing upstream Chickasawhay River; east 1990 from confluence of Mingo Creek; of U.S. Highway 45 and northwest of Shubuta, MS; west Illinois Central Gulf Railroad; of U.S. Highway 45; in south just downstream of central Clarke County confluence with Johnson 31° 53′ 07″ / 88° 44′ 21″ Cutoff; in south central Clarke County 31° 52′ 58″ / 88° 41′ 39″ Buckatunna Creek MS State Highway 18; just east Chickasawhay River; west 1990 of Sykes, MS; northeast of of Battles, MS; east of Quitman, MS; in east central Chicora-Greene County Clarke County Road; in southeast Wayne 32° 05′ 31″ / 88° 34′ 56″ County 31° 30′ 26″ / 88° 32′ 15″ Long Creek MS State Highway 18; just west Buckatunna Creek; south 1990 of Sykes; northeast of Quitman, of MS State Highway 18; MS; in east central Clarke County south of Sykes, MS; 32° 05′ 40″ / 88° 36′ 38″ northeast of Quitman; in east central Clarke County 32° 04′ 10″ / 88° 35′ 11″ Big Creek Confluence of Dry Creek; south- Chickasawhay River; south- 1990 east of Clara, MS; west of west of Battles, MS: north of Buckatunna, MS; south of Ceamon MS State Highway 42; in Pittman Road; in south central southeast Wayne County Wayne County 31° 28′ 38″ / 88° 32′ 37″ 31° 31′ 41″ / 88° 39′ 15″ Big Creek MS State Highway 63; northwest Chickasawhay River; south- 1990 of Leakesville, MS; in central west of Leakesville, MS; Greene County south of MS State Highway 31° 12′ 30″ / 88° 38′ 27″ 57; in south Greene County 31° 03′ 37″ / 88° 38′ 08″ Black Creek MS State Highway 589; southwest Pascagoula River; north 1988 of Hattiesburg, MS; south of U.S. of intersection of Old River Highway 98; north of Purvis, MS; Road and Wade-Vancleave in central Lamar County Road; west of Wade, MS; 31° 14′ 47″ / 89° 27′ 31″ northeast of Vancleave, MS; in north central Jackson County 30° 39′ 04″ / 88° 38′ 41″ Red Creek MS State Highway 26; west of Black Creek; northwest of 1988 Wiggins, MS; in northwest Stone Wade, MS; in north central County Jackson County 30° 51′ 05″ / 89° 12′ 52″ 30° 41′ 45″ / 88° 40′ 05″ Bluff Creek Confluence of Moungers Creek; West Pascagoula River; 1990 south of Vancleave, MS; just south east of MS National Golf of Poticaw Bayou Road; just west Course; east of Hickory Hill of Water Park Road; upstream of Drive; north of U.S. Interstate McCall Landing; in south central 10; west of Escatawpa, MS; Jackson County in south central Jackson 30° 31′ 45″ / 88° 41′ 03″ County 30° 27′ 23″ / 88° 37′ 09″ Escatawpa River MS - AL State Line; just south of Pascagoula River; at 1990 U.S. Highway 98; in east central Beardslee Lake; just north- George County west of Moss Point, MS; 30° 51′ 30″ / 88° 25′ 05″ south of U.S. Interstate 10; in southeast Jackson County 30° 25′ 20″ / 88° 33′ 35″ Big Creek MS - AL State Line; south of MS Escatawpa River; just east 1990 State Highway 614; near Reed of Lily Orchard Road; north- Brake Swamp; in east central east of Lyons Lake; in south- Jackson County east Jackson County 30° 35′ 22″ / 88° 24′ 20″ 30° 31′ 24″ / 88° 26′ 09″.