Skuna River

Skuna River
Skuna River at Bruce
Data
Water code	US :  694808
location	Mississippi (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Yalobusha River  → Yazoo River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
source	west of Pontotoc in Pontotoc County 34 ° 13 ′ 36 ″  N , 89 ° 3 ′ 46 ″  W
muzzle	east of Grenada in Grenada Lake Coordinates: 33 ° 52 ′ 30 "  N , 89 ° 42 ′ 40"  W 33 ° 52 ′ 30 "  N , 89 ° 42 ′ 40"  W
length	120 km

The Skuna River is a tributary of the Yalobusha River in the north and center of the US state Mississippi . The river is about 120 km long and belongs to the Mississippi catchment area .

The Skuna River rises about 6 km west of Pontotoc in Pontotoc County and flows through the counties Chickasaw and Calhoun in a south-westerly direction , where it flows past the city of Bruce . Most of the river's course is straightened and known as the Skuna River Canal . The Skuna River flows 9.7 km east of the city of Grenada into the Yalobusha River, which is dammed up to Grenada Lake .