Amite River
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.[1] 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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See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed June 20, 2011
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Categories:
- Rivers of Louisiana
- Bodies of water of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Bodies of water of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Bodies of water of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
- Rivers of Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- Bodies of water of Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Landforms of Amite County, Mississippi
- Rivers of Mississippi
- Landforms of Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Tributaries of Lake Maurepas