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Rivers Of Louisiana
List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Gulf of Mexico East of the Mississippi *Pearl River **Bogue Chitto River *'' The Rigolets'' **'' Lake St. Catherine'' ***''Lake Pontchartrain'' ****Lacombe Bayou **** Tchefuncte River *****Bogue Falaya ******Abita River ****Tangipahoa River *****Sims Creek ****Pass Manchac *****''Lake Maurepas'' ******Tickfaw River *******Natalbany River ********Ponchatoula Creek ******* Blood River ******Amite River *******Bayou Manchac ******* Comite River ******** Comite Creek ****** Blind River ******* Petite Amite River ******** New River *Bayou Bienvenue Mississippi River *Mississippi River =Distributaries= *Bayou Lafourche ** Bayou Terrebonne *** Bayou Black *** Bayou du Large *** Bayou Grand Caillou *** Bayou Petit Caillou *Atchafalaya River ** Bayou Cocodrie **Bayou Teche *** Bayou Boeuf ** Bayou Long *** Belle River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the Runoff (hydrology), runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their Bank (geography), banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sedime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogue Chitto River
The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana. ''Bogue Chitto'' is a name derived from the Choctaw language The Choctaw language (Choctaw: ), spoken by the Choctaw, an Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands, US, is a member of the Muskogean languages, Muskogean language family. Chickasaw language, Chickasaw is a separate but closely related l ... meaning "big creek". Variant names are "Barrio del Buck Chitto", "Bogachito River", and "Bogue Chito". References Rivers of Louisiana Rivers of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Washington Parish, Louisiana Rivers of Mississippi Rivers of Lincoln County, Mississippi Rivers of Pike County, Mississippi Rivers of Walthall County, Mississippi Tributaries of the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana) Mississippi placenames of Native American origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood River (Louisiana)
Blood/Ncome River (; ) is situated between Nquthu and Vryheid in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This river has its sources in the hills south-east of Utrecht; leaving the highlands it is joined by two important tributaries that originate in the Schurveberg, after which it flows meandering through a sandy plain. The Blood River is a tributary of the Buffalo River, which is a tributary of the Thukela River which it joins from the north-east. This river is named after the Battle of Blood River in which Zulu King Dingane was defeated by Andries Pretorius and his men on 16 December 1838. It is said that water turned red from the blood of Zulu men who died here ''en masse''. It was a fight with 464 Boers and over 30,000 amabutho. The battle was celebrated as a 16 December holiday called the Day of the Vow () in apartheid South Africa. To Zulu people it was known as Dingane day. In 1994, after the end of Apartheid, it was named the Day of Reconciliation, an annual holiday also on 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponchatoula Creek
Ponchatoula Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 tributary of the Natalbany River in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The two waterways join where a section of the Natalbany forms the boundary between Tangipahoa Parish and Livingston Parish. Ponchatoula Creek originates west of Old US Highway 51, north of Independence. The creek is entirely within Tangipahoa Parish. Path Ponchatoula Creek's cardinal direction is southwest (or south and west) as it meanders south around the west side of Independence and Tickfaw, and even southeast through Natalbany and the northeastern quadrant of Hammond, thence westward between Hammond and the city of Ponchatoula, and then south and west to join the Natalbany River between Springfield and Lake Maurepas. Ponchatoula Creek is bridged by LA 40, LA 1063, LA 442, US 51, LA 1064 (Natalbany Road), North Oak Street, Canadian National Railway, LA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalbany River
The Natalbany River drains into Lake Maurepas in Louisiana in the United States. It is about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed August 8, 2019 Etymology It is speculated that the name of the river is derived from the Choctaw words ''nita'' meaning bear and ''abani'' which means "to cook over a fire" in the Choctaw language. References See also * 2016 Louisiana floods *List of Louisiana rivers List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Gulf of Mexico East of the Mississippi *Pearl River (Mississippi–Louis ... {{authority control Rivers of Louisiana Bodies of water of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Bodies of water of Livingston Parish, Louisiana Tributaries of Lake Maurepas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tickfaw River
The Tickfaw River runs U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 from Amite County in southwest Mississippi to Livingston Parish in southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into Lake Maurepas, which conjoins with Lake Pontchartrain. 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: *Rio De San Vicente *Rio De Tickfaw *Rio Go Tickfoha *Rivière Ticfoha *Ticfaw River *Tickfah River *Tickfaw Creek See also *List of rivers of Louisiana List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Gulf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Maurepas
Lake 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, comte de Maurepas, an eighteenth-century French statesman, and chief adviser to King Louis XVI. Jean-Frédéric was the son of Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain, for whom Lake Pontchartrain is named. Characteristics Lake Maurepas is a circular-shaped, shallow, brackish tidal estuarine system. It is approximately in area and has a mean depth of about . 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 (CWPPRA Environmental Workgroup, 2001). To the north-east, Lake Maurepas is connected to Lake Pontchartrain by Pass Manchac (comprising South Pass and the smaller No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pass Manchac
Manchac (also known as Akers) is an unincorporated community in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, United States. Etymology Dr. John R. Swanton, a linguist who worked with Native American languages, suggested that the name Manchac is derived from ''Imashaka'', which is a Choctaw word meaning "the rear entrance." An early Choctaw language dictionary written by Cyrus Byington defines the word ''im'' as a preposition meaning "place" and ''ashaka'' meaning "the back side or rear" Willie Akers Willie Akers carried the same name as his father who founded the city of Ponchatoula. In the year 1871 Willie moved to Manchac with his family and built a house near a section of high ground that the locals called ''Jones Island''. Then in the year 1857 Willie was appointed as the first postmaster of Manchac and served as the local telegraph operator. The local community became known as "Akers" during this period. History Fort Bute or Manchac Post, named after the then British Prime Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sims Creek
Sims Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 tributary of the Tangipahoa River in the 8th Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It flows generally southeast from near Robert, and is joined about halfway down its course by its longest tributary, P-Kaw-Shun Creek, which begins north of Lorraine and flows southwest, passing under US 190 and Interstate 12, to its confluence with Sims Creek. The main creek then continues southwest, passing under LA 445, and meets the Tangipahoa River south of Robert. The creek is part of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin and thus sensitive to its ecology. In 2007, the attorney general of Louisiana issued a legal opinion In law, a legal opinion is in certain jurisdictions a written explanation by a judge or group of judges that accompanies an order or ruling in a case, laying out the rationale and legal principles for the ruling. Opinions are in those ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abita River
The Abita River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 river in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It is a tributary of the Bogue Falaya, which flows to the Tchefuncte River and then onto Lake Pontchartrain. The Abita River rises in central St. Tammany Parish and flows generally west-southwest through central St. Tammany Parish, through Abita Springs, and empties into the Bogue Falaya on the southeast side of Covington. The length of the Abita River, from headwaters to the mouth, has been designated a "Natural and Scenic River" by the state government of Louisiana.US Army Corps of EngineerLouisiana Natural & Scenic Rivers System Variant names and spellings According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Abita River has also been known historically as: See also *List of Louisiana rivers List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogue Falaya
The Bogue Falaya, also known as the Bogue Falaya River, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 river in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. The Bogue Falaya rises in southwestern Washington Parish and flows generally south-southeastwardly through western St. Tammany Parish, past Covington, where it collects the Abita River.DeLorme (2003). ''Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. It joins the Tchefuncte River about upstream of that river's mouth at Lake Pontchartrain. The name is derived from the Choctaw words ''bogu'', “river,” and ''falaya'', "long." A portion of the Bogue Falaya in St. Tammany Parish has been designated a "Natural and Scenic River" by the state government of Louisiana. Variant names and spellings According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Bogue Falaya has also been known historically as: See also *List of Louisian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lacombe Bayou
Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France * Lacombe (provincial electoral district), Canada * Lacombe (territorial electoral district), Canada People * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot * Bernard Lacombe (1952–2025), French football (soccer) player and manager * Bernard Lacombe (rugby union) (born 1963), French rugby union and rugby league player * Brigitte Lacombe (born 1950), French photographer * Claire Lacombe (1765–?), French actress and revolutionary * Diane Lacombe (1976–?), French former backstroke swimmer * Emile Henry Lacombe (1846–1924), American judge * François Lacombe (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player * Georges Lacombe (painter) (1868–1916), French sculptor and painter * Georges Lacombe (director) (1902–1990) French film director and writer * Grégory Lacombe (born 1982), French football (so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
