Nita Lake

Reservoir in Itawamba County, Mississippi
34°13′14″N 88°18′32″W / 34.2206907°N 88.3089701°W / 34.2206907; -88.3089701TypereservoirEtymologyChickasaw language meaning "bear"Basin countriesUnited StatesSurface elevation390 ft (120 m)[1]

Nita Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1]

Nita is a name derived from the Chickasaw language meaning "bear".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nita Lake
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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