AMITE RIVER

The 'Amite River' is a tributary of Lake Maurepas in Mississippi and Louisiana in the United States. It is about 100 miles (161 km) long. It starts as two forks in southwestern Mississippi and flows south through Louisiana, passing Greater Baton Rouge to Lake Maurepas. The lower 37 miles (60 km) of the river is navigable. A portion of the the river is diverted via the Petite Amite River and Amite Diversion Canal to the Blind River, which also flows to Lake Maurepas.

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See also

★ List of Louisiana rivers

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

★ GNIS entry