[2] It changes from being Catahoula Creek to Jourdan River at the point where it joins Bayou Bacon (30°24′23″N 89°30′02″W / 30.4063°N 89.5005°W / 30.4063; -89.5005) in Hancock County and then flows into the Bay of St.
[6] The high gradient and heavy rainfall can lead to fast-flowing water causing major shifts in the sandy stream bed.
[8] The fork between Catahoula Creek and Playground Branch (about a mile east of the town of Caesar) was the site of the major Choctaw settlement Center.
Center was founded by the Choctaw chief Muchihira, after he sold his settlement at Picayune in 1800 to Frenchman Steven Jarrell.
In 1830, the Choctaw were expelled in the Trail of Tears episode, the county seat was moved to Gainesville, and Center was abandoned.