Tangipahoa River

Coordinates: 30°20′12″N 90°16′26″W / 30.33667°N 90.27389°W

Tangipahoa
River
Country	United States
States	Mississippi, Louisiana
County/Parish	Pike County Amite County Lincoln County Tangipahoa Parish

Cities	Osyka, Mississippi Kentwood, Louisiana Amite, Louisiana, Hammond, Louisiana Robert, Louisiana Ponchatoula, Louisiana


Source	Little Tangipahoa River
- location	Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi
- elevation	269 ft (82 m)
- coordinates	06\|29\|N\|90\|28\|32\|W\|type:river_region:US-MS	name= }}
Mouth	Lake Pontchartrain
- location	Southeast Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
- elevation	-3 ft (-1 m)
- coordinates	20\|12\|N\|90\|16\|26\|W\|type:river_region:US-MS	name= }}

Length	122 mi (196 km)

The Tangipahoa River (/tændʒɨpəˈhoʊ.ə/ ) originates northwest of McComb in southwest Mississippi, and runs south 122 miles (196 km)^[1] through Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quin State Park before passing into southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain.^[2]

Alternate/historical names and spellings:^[3]

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

References

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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Tangipahoa River