The Abita River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
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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 ...
in southeastern
Louisiana
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in the
United States
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. It is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Bogue Falaya, which flows to the
Tchefuncte River and then onto
Lake Pontchartrain
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.
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 Engineer]
Louisiana Natural & Scenic Rivers System
Variant names and spellings
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, 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 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 ...
References
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Rivers of Louisiana
Rivers of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana