Luxapallila Creek is a 73.6 miles (118.4 km) stream in Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

 and Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

 in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Luxapallilla means "flying turtle" in the Choctaw language

Choctaw language

The Choctaw language, traditionally spoken by the Native American Choctaw people of the southeastern United States, is a member of the Muskogean family...

.

The creek drains a watershed of 803 square miles (2,079.8 km²) and flows through Lamar County

Lamar County, Alabama

Lamar County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, member of the United States Senate from Mississippi. As of 2010 the population was 14,564...

, Marion County

Marion County, Alabama

Marion County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Marion County was created by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on February 13, 1818. The county is located in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses . Marion County...

, Fayette County

Fayette County, Alabama

Fayette County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette , who aided General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. As of 2010 the population was 17,241...

 and Pickens County

Pickens County, Alabama

Pickens County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, the population was 19,746. Its county seat is Carrollton, and it is a prohibition, or dry county.-History:...

 in Alabama and Monroe County

Monroe County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,014 people, 14,603 households, and 10,660 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 16,236 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

 and Lowndes County

Lowndes County, Mississippi

As of the census of 2000, there were 61,586 people, 22,849 households, and 16,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 123 people per square mile . There were 25,104 housing units at an average density of 50 per square mile...

 in Mississippi. It runs through the cities of Winfield

Winfield, Alabama

Winfield is a city in Marion county in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 4,540 at the 2000 census, the second largest city in Marion County.-History:...

, Millport

Millport, Alabama

Millport is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,160.-Geography:Millport is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.18% is water....

, Kennedy

Kennedy, Alabama

Kennedy is a town in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 541.-Geography:Kennedy is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

, Vernon

Vernon, Alabama

Vernon is a city in Lamar County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,143. The city is the county seat of Lamar County.- Geography :Vernon is located at .According to the U.S...

, and Fayette

Fayette, Alabama

Fayette is a city in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. The 2000 census lists the population as 4,922. The city is the county seat of Fayette County.-Geography:Fayette is located at .According to the U.S...

.

Its tributaries are Cut Bank Creek, Hell's Creek, Magby Creek, Mud Creek, Wilson Creek, and Yellow Creek.