Amite River

Amite River
River
Country	United States
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 / 31.32194; -90.72778
Secondary source	East Fork Amite River
- location	Lincoln County, Mississippi [2]
- coordinates	31°26′05″N 90°37′12″W / 31.43472°N 90.62°W / 31.43472; -90.62
Source confluence
- location	St. Helena Parish and East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana [3]
- coordinates	30°59′38″N 90°50′06″W / 30.99389°N 90.835°W / 30.99389; -90.835
Mouth	Lake Maurepas
- location	Livingston Parish, Louisiana [3]
- coordinates	30°17′53″N 90°33′37″W / 30.29806°N 90.56028°W / 30.29806; -90.56028
Length	117 mi (188 km)
Amite River watershed

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.

See also

• List of Louisiana rivers

References

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