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Chickasaw Bayou is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.[1] It is a tributary to the Yazoo River.

Chickasaw Bayou derives its name from the Chickasaw tribe.[2]

The Battle of Chickasaw Bayou was fought near this stream in 1862.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chickasaw Bayou
  2. ^ Baca, Keith A. (2007). Native American Place Names in Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-60473-483-6.
  3. ^ "Chickasaw Bayou". Retrieved 9 July 2019.

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