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Okhissa Lake
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Okhissa Lake
Location in Mississippi
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Location of Okhissa Lake in Mississippi, USA.
Okhissa Lake
Location in the United States
Location Franklin County, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°25′10″N 90°49′51″W / 31.4193881°N 90.8307147°W / 31.4193881; -90.8307147
Type reservoir
Etymology Choctaw language meaning "porter"

Okhissa Lake is a reservoir in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Okhissa is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "porter". The name is a play on words, as the lake impounds Porter Creek.

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