Amite River
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| Amite River | |
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| Country | United States |
| States | Mississippi, Louisiana |
| Counties | Lincoln, Amite |
| Parishes | East Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston |
| Major city | Denham Springs |
| Length | 100 mi (161 km) |
| Primary source | West Fork Amite River |
| - location | Amite County, Mississippi [1] |
| - coordinates | |
| Other source | East Fork Amite River |
| - location | Lincoln County, Mississippi [2] |
| - coordinates | |
| Source confluence | |
| - location | St. Helena Parish and East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana [3] |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | Lake Maurepas |
| - location | Livingston Parish, Louisiana [3] |
| - coordinates | |
| Major tributaries | |
| - right | Comite River, Bayou Manchac |
 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 100 miles (160.9 km) long. 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 the river is diverted via the Petite Amite River and Amite Diversion Canal to the Blind River, which also flows to Lake Maurepas.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "West Fork Amite River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (June 4, 1980). Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ^ "East Fork Amite River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (June 4, 1980). Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
- ^ a b "Amite River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (June 4, 1980). Retrieved on 2008-02-04.
[edit] External links
- Amite River Basin Commission
- excerpt about Amite River from "The Free State - A History and Place-Names Study of Livingston Parish"
- Columbia Gazetteer of North America
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