Amite River facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Amite River
Amite River watershed
Country	United States
State	Mississippi, Louisiana
Counties	Lincoln, Amite
Parishes	East Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston
City	Denham Springs
Physical characteristics
Main source	West Fork Amite River Amite County, Mississippi 31°19′19″N 90°43′40″W / 31.32194°N 90.72778°W / 31.32194; -90.72778
2nd source	East Fork Amite River Lincoln County, Mississippi 31°26′05″N 90°37′12″W / 31.43472°N 90.62000°W / 31.43472; -90.62000
River mouth	Lake Maurepas Livingston Parish, Louisiana 30°17′53″N 90°33′37″W / 30.29806°N 90.56028°W / 30.29806; -90.56028
Length	117 mi (188 km)
Basin features
Tributaries	Right: Comite River, Bayou Manchac

The Amite River (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.

Name

Amite could be a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "young", although folk etymology holds it to be a corruption of the French amitié meaning "friendship".

Gallery

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  An excursion steamer on the Amite River, c. 1895