Chautauqua Lake (Copiah County, Mississippi)

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

Not to be confused with Lake Chautauqua (Tippah County, Mississippi).
Chautauqua Lake
Location of Chautauqua Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Chautauqua Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Chautauqua Lake
Location of Chautauqua Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Chautauqua Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Chautauqua Lake
LocationCopiah County, Mississippi
Coordinates31°59′53″N 90°21′55″W
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation390 ft (120 m)[1]

The lake's name is a transfer from Chautauqua Lake, in New York.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chautauqua Lake (Copiah County, Mississippi)
  2. Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.


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