The Abita River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed June 20, 2011 river in southeastern
Louisiana in the
United States. It is a
tributary of the
Bogue Falaya, which flows to the
Tchefuncte River
The Tchefuncte River ( ) drains into Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana in the United States. It is about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011
Etymology
The ...
and then onto
Lake Pontchartrain.
The Abita River rises in central
St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish (french: Paroisse de Saint-Tammany) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana named after Tamanend, the legendary Lenape Chief of Chiefs and the "Patron Saint of America." At the 2020 census, the population was 2 ...
and flows generally west-southwest through central St. Tammany Parish, through
Abita Springs, and empties into the Bogue Falaya on the southeast side of
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The length of the Abita River, from headwaters to the mouth, has been designated a "Natural and Scenic River" by the state government of Louisiana.
[US Army Corps of Engineer]
Louisiana Natural & Scenic Rivers System
Variant names and spellings
According to the
Geographic Names Information System, the Abita River has also been known historically as:
See also
*
List of Louisiana rivers
References
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Rivers of Louisiana
Rivers of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana