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The Amite River / ˈ eɪ. m i t / (French: Rivière Amite) is a tributary of Lake Maurepas in Mississippi and Louisiana in the United States. It is about 117 miles (188 km) long. [ 2 ] It starts as two forks in southwestern Mississippi and flows south through Louisiana, passing Greater Baton Rouge , to Lake Maurepas.
The river is 56.1 miles (90.3 km) long. [1] Its drainage basin comprises about 348 square miles (900 km 2), and includes portions of Wilkinson and Amite Counties in Mississippi, and East Feliciana and East Baton Rouge Parishes in Louisiana. [2]
Eight rivers reached record levels, including the Amite and Comite rivers. [12] The Amite River crested at nearly 5 ft (1.5 m) above the previous record in Denham Springs. [13] Nearly one-third of all homes—approximately 15,000 structures—in Ascension Parish were flooded after a levee along the Amite River was overtopped. [14]
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Mar. 12—An online panel discussion focused on the Flathead Basin's dams and water management decisions will be held Thursday, March 14. Representatives with Energy Keepers Inc., the Bureau of ...
Comite Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. [1] It is a tributary to the Comite River.. The origin of the name "Comite Creek" is obscure. Comite may be a corruption of the name of Amite as in Amite River. [2]
Kevin R. Burgess and Amador Castro are running for the seat and agreed to participate in a forum hosted by the South Grant County Chamber of Commerce, Wahluke School District and the Columbia ...
Amite County / ˈ eɪ. m ɛ t / is a county located in the state of Mississippi on its southern border with Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,720. [1] Its county seat is Liberty. [2] The county is named after the Amite River, which runs through the county. Amite County is part of the McComb, MS micropolitan statistical area.