Noxubee River
A bridge crossing of the Noxubee River at Macon, Mississippi
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama and Mississippi
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	33°18′12″N 89°08′51″W / 33.3033333°N 89.1475°W / 33.3033333; -89.1475 (Noxubee River origin)
• elevation	619 ft (189 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	32°49′42″N 88°10′45″W / 32.8283333°N 88.1791667°W / 32.8283333; -88.1791667 (Noxubee River mouth)
• elevation	75 ft (23 m)
Length	91 mi (146 km)
Basin features
Progression	Noxubee River → Tombigbee River → Mobile River → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID	158173

The Noxubee River (NAHKS-uh-bee) is a tributary of the Tombigbee River, about 90.6 miles (145.8 km) long, in east-central Mississippi and west-central Alabama in the United States.^[1][2][3] Via the Tombigbee, it is part of the watershed of the Mobile River, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.

Course

The Noxubee rises in Choctaw Lake in the Tombigbee National Forest in Choctaw County, Mississippi, and flows generally southeastwardly through Winston, Oktibbeha and Noxubee Counties in Mississippi, and Sumter County in Alabama, through the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge and past the town of Macon, Mississippi. It joins the Tombigbee River from the west, about 2 mi (3 km) west of Gainesville, Alabama.

Name

Noxubee is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "to stink".^[4]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Noxubee River has also been known as: