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Bouie River

Bouie River
Basin features
Main source Simpson County, Mississippi
539 ft (164 m)
31°49′56″N 89°50′56″W / 31.8322222°N 89.8488889°W / 31.8322222; -89.8488889 (Bouie River origin)
River mouth Confluence with the Leaf River at Hattiesburg, Mississippi
121 ft (37 m)
31°20′37″N 89°16′49″W / 31.3436111°N 89.2802778°W / 31.3436111; -89.2802778 (Bouie River mouth)Coordinates: 31°20′37″N 89°16′49″W / 31.3436111°N 89.2802778°W / 31.3436111; -89.2802778 (Bouie River mouth)
Progression Bouie River → Leaf → Pascagoula → Gulf of Mexico
Physical characteristics
Length 60 mi (97 km)
GNIS ID 690980

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.

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.

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:


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