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The Tangipahoa River (/tændʒɪpəˈhoʊ.ə/ tan-ji-pə-HOH-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. There it flows entirely in the eponymous Tangipahoa Parish until its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain.[2]

Tangipahoa
Location
Country	United States
State	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
Physical characteristics
Source	Little Tangipahoa River
• location	Osyka, Pike County, Mississippi
• coordinates	31°06′29″N 90°28′32″W
• elevation	269 ft (82 m)
Mouth	Lake Pontchartrain
• location	Southeast Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• coordinates	30°20′12″N 90°16′26″W
• elevation	−3 ft (−0.91 m)
Length	122 mi (196 km)

The Tangipahoa River was named after the Tangipahoa Indians.[3]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Tangipahoa River has also been known as:[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Mississippi
• Percy Quin State Park
• Sims Creek
• Tangipohoa People
• Tangipahoa, Louisiana
• Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• Taensa People
• Tickfaw 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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