The Tickfaw River runs
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed June 20, 2011 from
Amite County in southwest
Mississippi
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to
Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish (Louisiana French: ''La Paroisse Livingston'') is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Its parish seat is the town of Livingston. Livingston Parish is one of the Florida Parishes, a region which, unlike the rest of the sta ...
in southeast
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is border ...
. Its mouth opens into
Lake Maurepas
Lake Maurepas ( ; french: Lac Maurepas) is located in southeastern Louisiana, approximately halfway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, directly west of Lake Pontchartrain.
Toponymy
Lake Maurepas was named for Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, c ...
, which conjoins with
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain ( ) is an estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of with an average depth of . Some shipping channels are kept deeper through dredging. It is roughly oval in shape, about from west ...
.
The name Tickfaw ''(Tiak foha)'' is thought to be derived from the Choctaw phrase meaning "pine rest" or "Rest Among the Pines".
More recent analysis however has determined the name to be derived from shortening and alteration of ''
Pawticfaw'' meaning "place where wild animals have shed their hair". Alternate/historical names and spellings:
USGS Geographic Names Information System - Tickfaw River
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*Rio De San Vicente
*Rio De Tickfaw
*Rio Go Tickfoha
*Riviere Ticfoha
*Ticfaw River
*Tickfah River
*Tickfaw Creek
See also
* List of rivers of Louisiana
*List of rivers of Mississippi
The list of rivers in Mississippi includes any rivers that flow through part of the State of Mississippi. The major rivers in Mississippi are the Mississippi River, Pearl River, Pascagoula River and the Tombigbee River, along with their main tri ...
References
External links
USGS Geographic Names Information System - West Branch Tickfaw RiverUS EPA National Assessment DatabaseArmy Corps of Engineers Map of the Tickfaw River
Rivers of Louisiana
Rivers of Mississippi
Tributaries of Lake Maurepas
Bodies of water of Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Bodies of water of Amite County, Mississippi
Rivers of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Bodies of water of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
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