Tangipahoa River
The Tangipahoa River (/tændʒ[invalid input: 'ɨ']pəˈhoʊ.ə/ tan-ji-pə-HOH-ə) originates northwest of McComb in southwest Mississippi, and runs south 122 miles (196 km)[1] through Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quin State Park before passing into southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain.[2]
Alternate/historical names and spellings:[3]
- Rio Tanchipaho
- Taensapaoa River
- Tanchipaho River
- Tanchipao River
- Tandgepao River
- Tandgi-pao River
- Tangipaho River
- Tansypaho River
- Tanzipao River
- Taugipahoa River
- Tuckepaw River
- Big Tangipahoa River
See also
- List of rivers of Mississippi
- Percy Quin State Park
- Sims Creek
- Tangipahoa people
- Tangipahoa, Louisiana
- Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
- Taensa people
- Tickfaw River
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 20, 2011
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America, 2000
- ^ USGS Geographic Names Information System - Tickfaw River
External links
- USGS Geographic Names Information System - Little Tangipahoa River
- US EPA Tangipahoa Watershed
- Army Corps of Engineers Map of the Tickfaw River
- US Army Corps of Engineers River and Harbor Act Projects - New Orleans District
Categories:
- Ill-formatted IPAc-en transclusions
- Rivers and streams of Louisiana
- Rivers and streams of Mississippi
- Landforms of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
- Landforms of Pike County, Mississippi
- Landforms of Amite County, Mississippi
- Landforms of Lincoln County, Mississippi
- Tributaries of Lake Pontchartrain
- Southern United States river stubs
- Louisiana geography stubs
- Mississippi river stubs