Bassett Creek (Tombigbee River)

Bassett Creek
Origin Thomasville, Clarke County
31°54′37″N 87°44′09″W / 31.91015°N 87.73583°W / 31.91015; -87.73583
Mouth near Jackson
31°27′38″N 87°54′55″W / 31.46044°N 87.91527°W / 31.46044; -87.91527Coordinates: 31°27′38″N 87°54′55″W / 31.46044°N 87.91527°W / 31.46044; -87.91527
Mouth elevation 23 ft (7.0 m)
Basin area 188 sq mi (490 km2)
River system Tombigbee River

Bassett Creek, also known as Bassett's Creek, East Bassetts Creek and Thichapataw, is a tributary of the Tombigbee River that flows through central Clarke County in Alabama.[1][2]

Location

Bassett Creek originates in Thomasville, at coordinates of 31°54′37″N 87°44′09″W / 31.91015°N 87.73583°W / 31.91015; -87.73583, and discharges into the Tombigbee River south of Jackson, at coordinates of 31°27′38″N 87°54′55″W / 31.46044°N 87.91527°W / 31.46044; -87.91527.[1] The creek has a drainage area that covers 188 square miles (490 km2).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bashi Creek
  2. ↑ "Tombigbee Tributary". Alabama Water Watch Association. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Climatological data: national summary, Volume 7. Washington, D.C.: U. S. Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services Administration, Weather Bureau. 1956. p. 279.


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