Amite River

The Amite River is a tributary of in and in the . It is about 117 miles long. It starts as two forks in southwestern Mississippi and flows south through Louisiana, passing Greater , to Lake Maurepas.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Louisiana, United States
  • Also known as: Amit River”, “Amitt River”, “Aumete River”, “La Riviere d’Amite *”, “Lamique River”, “Mite River *”, and “River Amitte

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killian and Maurepas.

Village
is a town in , , United States. The population was 1,206 at the 2010 census. It is part of the . is situated 4½ miles north of Amite River.

Village
is an unincorporated community in the south/southwestern area of , , United States. Louisiana Highway 22 passes through the community and lies two miles to the east. is six miles to the east and the Amite River lies approximately one half mile to the north. is situated 6 miles west of Amite River.

Amite River

Latitude
30.29797° or 30° 17′ 53″ north
Longitude
-90.56037° or 90° 33′ 37″ west
Elevation
-3 feet (-1 metres)
Open location code
862F7CXQ+5V
Geo­Names ID
4314756
Wiki­data ID
Q4746931
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Amite River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Amite
  • Cebuano: Amite River
  • Chinese: 阿米特河
  • Dutch: Amite
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر اميت
  • French: Amite
  • Hungarian: Amite
  • Irish: Abhainn Amite
  • Japanese: エイミート川
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Amite River
  • Venetian: Amite
  • Welsh: Afon Amite

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Localities in the Area

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