Bouie River

Updated on Oct 12, 2024

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GNIS ID 690980 Country United States of America		Length 97 km

Main source Simpson County, Mississippi539 ft (164 m) River mouth Confluence with the Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Mississippi121 ft (37 m) Progression Bouie River → Leaf → Pascagoula → Gulf of Mexico Source Simpson County, Mississippi

The Bouie River, sometimes known as the Bowie River, is a tributary of the Leaf River, 60 miles (97 km) long, in southern Mississippi in the United States. Via the Leaf River, it is part of the watershed of the Pascagoula River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.

Map of Bouie River, Mississippi, USA

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The Bouie rises in southern Simpson County and flows generally southeastwardly through Jefferson Davis and Covington Counties, forming part of the boundary between the two, and into northwestern Forrest County, where it flows into the Leaf River at Hattiesburg.

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The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Bouie River" as the stream's official name in 1990. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as:

Bone Creek

Boue Creek

Bouie Creek

Bouyer Creek

Bovie River

Bowie Creek (in part, above the mouth of Okatoma Creek)

Bowie River (in part, below the mouth of Okatoma Creek)

Boyer Creek

Buoy Creek

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Bouie River Wikipedia

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Map of Bouie River, Mississippi, USA

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