Okatibbee Creek


Okatibbee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Okatibbee Dam on Okatibbee Creek impounds a reservoir, which was constructed in the 1960s for flood control.
Okatibbee is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "ice therein". Many variant names or transliterations exist, including "Chickasahay Creek", "Oak-tib-be Haw Creek", "Oakitabaha Creek", "Oakitibbeha River", "Oakitibbihaha Creek", "Oakitibiha Creek", "Oaktibbeehaw River", "Oaktibbeha Creek", "Octibaha Creek", "Octibbeha Creek", "Octibha Creek", "Oka Teebehaw Creek", "Okatibaha Creek", "Okatibahah Creek", "Okattbahah Creek", "Oketibbyhaw Creek", "Oktibbeha Creek", and "Oktibea Creek".