Ouiski Chitto Creek

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Ouiski Chitto Creek is a spring-fed creek located in Allen, Beauregard, Vernon, and Vernon Parishes, Louisiana. It is a tributary to the Calcasieu River. It is located between Mittie and Reeves, Louisiana.

The creek passes through low hills and is surrounded by a mixed pine-hardwood mid-growth forest and passes through low hills. Common wildlife around this creek are livestock, turkeys, deer, and raccoons. It contains largemouth bass, striped bass, spotted bass, and bream.

It passes through the Kisatchie National Forest and serves as a landmark and common vacation spot for many locals to the region. It belongs to the Vernon Unit of the Calcasieu Ranger District. It is a designated 'scenic waterway' by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

The name was given by a native American tribe and later adopted by settlers. It is alternatively spelled Whiskey Chitto.

[edit] References

• http://www.dotd.state.la.us/maps/cajun.pdf
• http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=08080204
• http://www.swlaped.org/parishes/