Amite River
| Amite River | |
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An excursion steamer on the Amite River, ca. 1895 | |
| Etymology | French amitié ("friendship"), or Choctaw himmita ("young") |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | West Fork Amite River |
| • location | Amite County, Mississippi |
| • coordinates | 31°19′19″N 90°43′40″W / 31.32194°N 90.72778°W |
| 2nd source | East Fork Amite River |
| • location | Lincoln County, Mississippi |
| • coordinates | 31°26′05″N 90°37′12″W / 31.43472°N 90.62000°W |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | St. Helena Parish and East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana |
| • coordinates | 30°59′38″N 90°50′06″W / 30.99389°N 90.83500°W |
| Mouth | Lake Maurepas |
• location | Livingston Parish, Louisiana |
• coordinates | 30°17′53″N 90°33′37″W / 30.29806°N 90.56028°W |
| Length | 117 mi (188 km) |
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| Tributaries | |
| • right | Comite River, Bayou Manchac |
The Amite River /ˈeɪ.mit/ (French: Rivière Amite) is a tributary of Lake Maurepas in Mississippi and Louisiana in the United States. It is about 117 miles (188 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 (59.5 km) of the river is navigable. A portion of the river is diverted via the Petite Amite River and Amite Diversion Canal to the Blind River, which also flows to Lake Maurepas.