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The Amite River /ˈeɪ.mɛt/ (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 and Amite Diversion Canal to the Blind River, which also flows to Lake Maurepas. (en) La rivière Amite est un cours d'eau des États-Unis, situé dans les États de la Louisiane et du Mississippi. (fr) De Amite is een rivier met een lengte van 188 km die uitmondt in . De bovenloop van de rivier in Mississippi bestaat uit een westelijk en een oostelijke arm. De rivier stroomt zuidwaarts en nabij Baton Rouge buigt hij af in zuidoostelijke en oostelijke richting. Daar vloeien de zijrivieren en in de Amite. De laatste 60 km van de benedenloop is bevaarbaar. Een deel van het debiet van de rivier wordt door een kanaal afgeleid naar de , die ook uitmondt in Maurepas Lake. (nl) |
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The Amite River /ˈeɪ.mɛt/ (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 and Amite Diversion Canal to the Blind River, which also flows to Lake Maurepas. (en) La rivière Amite est un cours d'eau des États-Unis, situé dans les États de la Louisiane et du Mississippi. (fr) De Amite is een rivier met een lengte van 188 km die uitmondt in . De bovenloop van de rivier in Mississippi bestaat uit een westelijk en een oostelijke arm. De rivier stroomt zuidwaarts en nabij Baton Rouge buigt hij af in zuidoostelijke en oostelijke richting. Daar vloeien de zijrivieren en in de Amite. De laatste 60 km van de benedenloop is bevaarbaar. Een deel van het debiet van de rivier wordt door een kanaal afgeleid naar de , die ook uitmondt in Maurepas Lake. (nl) |
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