Tangipahoa River
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| Tangipahoa River | |
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 Map of the Tangipahoa River, LA
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| Country | United States |
| States | Mississippi, Louisiana |
| County/Parish | Pike County Amite County Lincoln County Tangipahoa Parish |
| Major cities | Osyka, Mississippi Kentwood, Louisiana Amite, Louisiana, Hammond, Louisiana |
| Length | 110 mi (177 km) |
| Source | Little Tangipahoa River |
| - location | Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi |
| - coordinates | |
| - elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Pontchartrain |
| - location | Southeast Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana |
| - coordinates | |
| - elevation | -3 ft (-1 m) |
The Tangipahoa River (IPA: [tænˈdʒɪpəhoʊə] in English; tan-juh-puh-HO-uh) originates northwest of McComb in southwest Mississippi, and runs south 110 miles through the Percy Quin Reservoir before passing into southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain.[1]
Alternate/historical names and spellings:[2]
- Rio Tanchipaho
- Taensapaoa River
- Tanchipaho River
- Tanchipao River
- Tandgepao River
- Tandgi-pao River
- Tangipaho River
- Tansypaho River
- Tanzipao River
- Taugipahoa River
- Tuckepaw River
- Big Tangipahoa River
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- USGS Geographic Names Information System - Little Tangipahoa River
- US EPA Tangipahoa Watershed
- Army Corps of Engineers Map of the Tickfaw River
- US Army Corps of Engineers River and Harbor Act Projects - New Orleans District
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