Tangipahoa River
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| 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 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Mouth | Lake Pontchartrain |
| - location | Southeast Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana |
| - elevation | -3 ft (-1 m) |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 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. Its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain.[2]
Alternate/historical names and spellings:[3]
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- 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
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Categories:
- Geobox usage tracking for river type
- Rivers 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
- Louisiana geography stubs
- Mississippi geography stubs
