Tangipahoa River
| Tangipahoa | |
| River | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| States | Mississippi, Louisiana |
| County/Parish | Pike County Amite County Lincoln County Tangipahoa Parish |
| Cities | Osyka, Mississippi Kentwood, Louisiana Amite, Louisiana, Hammond, Louisiana Robert, Louisiana Ponchatoula, Louisiana |
| Source | Little Tangipahoa River |
| - location | Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi |
| - elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| - coordinates | 31°06′29″N 90°28′32″W / 31.10806°N 90.47556°W |
| Mouth | Lake Pontchartrain |
| - location | Southeast Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana |
| - elevation | −3 ft (−1 m) |
| - coordinates | 30°20′12″N 90°16′26″W / 30.33667°N 90.27389°WCoordinates: 30°20′12″N 90°16′26″W / 30.33667°N 90.27389°W |
| Length | 122 mi (196 km) |
The Tangipahoa River (/tændʒᵻpəˈhoʊ.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. There it flows entirely in the eponymous Tangipahoa Parish until its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain.[2]
Alternative/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
- Tangipohoa 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
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