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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 Ohio River drainage basin. Ohio River. Fish Creek. Pennsylvania Fork Fish Creek; Flaugherty Run. ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Pennsylvania (1974)
The lake receives fresh water from four river systems: Blind River, Amite River, Tickfaw River, and the Natalbany River. The average freshwater input to Lake Maurepas from these rivers and other minor terrestrial sources is less than 3,400 cubic feet per second (96 m 3 /s) (CWPPRA Environmental Workgroup, 2001).
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 ]
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: Allegheny is a corruption of the Native American Delaware tribe's word for the Allegheny River, which is said to have meant a fine stream. Amite County, Mississippi: Amite County is named for the Amite River.
Wyoming Valley and the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County. Detached from the rest of Pennsylvania's anthracite fields, this canoe-shaped valley is also known as the Wyoming Valley and is home to the cities of Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. The largest city in the Wyoming Valley is Scranton, with a population of 77,291.
The watershed of the creek is within the filled-in valley of the preglacial Susquehanna River. [18] The watershed contains three downwarped coal basins: the West Basin, the East Basin, and the Priscilla Lee Basin. [19] A tunnel runs between the West Basin and the East Basin at an elevation of 567 feet (173 m) above sea level. [20]
The Pennsylvania Canal and Pennsylvania Railroad ran along the river here, and the Norfolk Southern rail line still does. In Lancaster County today, Pennsylvania Route 441 leads to Royalton, Pennsylvania in Dauphin County along the path's route and from Royalton Pennsylvania Route 230 leads to Harrisburg (formerly Paxtang). Heading north from ...