Description
6.3 mi. long; heads in an inholding within the De Soto Ranger District of the National Forests in Mississippi 4.2 mi. SW of Beaumont, flows generally NNE through the Town of Beaumont to enter the Leaf River 0.1 mi. S of Racetrack Bend; Tps3&2N, Rgs9&10W, St. Stephens Meridian
History
The name refers to the gum dip (sap) collected from local pine trees for sealing wooden ships production of turpentine and rosin.