Sowashee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Mississippi.

Sowashee is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "raccoons are there".

[2] The city of Meridian was founded on the banks of Sowashee Creek and "Sowashee" was suggested as a possible name for the new community.

[4] The City of Meridian is constructing the Sowashee Creek Bike Trail, a multi-use recreational trail.

[5] Sowashee Creek has been subject to multiple instances of pollution and industrial runoff, including a violation of the Clean Water Act that included a $120 million fine from the Environmental Protection Agency against the City of Meridian and a 5,000 gallon diesel fuel spill from a Norfolk Southern railway yard.