The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The Bogue Chitto joins the Pearl River twenty miles inland.The George Peabody Library, The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, et al. A New Gazetteer, or Geographical Dictionary, of North America and the West Indies: Compiled from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources. Baltimore : Published by George M’Dowell & Son ; Providence : Hutchens & Shephard; [Place of manufacture not identified] : Stereotyped by J. Howe, 1832. p. 198. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana where canoe launches are available.Herndon, Ernest, et al. “DOWN THE MIDDLE.” Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, University Press of Mississippi, 2024, pp. 107–70. JSTOR website Retrieved 23 July 2025.
Bogue Chitto is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "big creek". Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito".
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