Amite River
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| Amite River | |
| River | |
 Tikitubing on Amite River
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| Country | United States |
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| States | Mississippi, Louisiana |
| Counties | Lincoln, Amite |
| Parishes | East Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Comite River, Bayou Manchac |
| City | Denham Springs |
| Source | West Fork Amite River |
| - location | Amite County, Mississippi [1] |
| - coordinates | 31°19′19″N 90°43′40″W / 31.32194°N 90.72778°W |
| Secondary source | East Fork Amite River |
| - location | Lincoln County, Mississippi [2] |
| - coordinates | 31°26′05″N 90°37′12″W / 31.43472°N 90.62000°W |
| Source confluence | |
| - location | St. Helena Parish and East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana [3] |
| - coordinates | 30°59′38″N 90°50′06″W / 30.99389°N 90.83500°W |
| Mouth | Lake Maurepas |
| - location | Livingston Parish, Louisiana [3] |
| - coordinates | 30°17′53″N 90°33′37″W / 30.29806°N 90.56028°WCoordinates: 30°17′53″N 90°33′37″W / 30.29806°N 90.56028°W |
| Length | 117 mi (188 km) |
 Amite River watershed
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The Amite River is a tributary of Lake Maurepas in Mississippi and Louisiana in the United States. It is about 117 miles (188 km) long.[4] It starts as two forks in southwestern Mississippi and flows south through Louisiana, passing Greater Baton Rouge, to Lake Maurepas. The lower 37 miles (59.5 km) of the river is navigable. A portion of the river is diverted via the Petite Amite River and Amite Diversion Canal to the Blind River, which also flows to Lake Maurepas.
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An excursion steamer on the Amite River, c. 1895
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References[edit]
- ^ "West Fork Amite River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ "East Fork Amite River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ a b "Amite River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 4, 1980. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 20, 2011
External links[edit]
- Amite River Basin Commission
- Excerpt about Amité River from The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study of Livingston Parish, US Genweb[dead link]
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America, Bartleby website
Categories:
- Rivers of Louisiana
- Landforms of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Landforms of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Landforms of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
- Landforms of Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- Landforms of Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Landforms of Amite County, Mississippi
- Rivers and streams of Mississippi
- Landforms of Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Tributaries of Lake Maurepas
