Choccolocco Creek
| Choccolocco Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Muskogean: chahko lago ("big shoals/house") |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Liberty Hill, Alabama |
| • elevation | 643.61 ft (196.17 m) |
| Depth | |
| • maximum | 11.95 ft (3.64 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Choccolocco, Alabama 33°39′48″N 85°41′16″W / 33.66333°N 85.68778°W |
| • maximum | 6,860 cu ft/s (194 m3/s) (May 4, 1957) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Choccolocco Creek → Coosa River → (joins Tallapoosa River) → Alabama River → Mobile Bay → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Middle Coosa subbasin hydrologic unit |
The Choccolocco Creek is one of two main tributaries of the Coosa River in central Alabama. The watershed of the creek comprises 246,000 acres (376 mi2) of drainage area. The waterway runs through the Talledega National Forest (also referred to as Choccolocco Management Area), and crosses through Calhoun, Talladega, and Cleburne counties, in central Alabama.