- Abita River
Geobox River
name = Abita River
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country = United States
country1 =
state = Louisiana
state1 =
region_type = Parish
region = St. Tammany
region1 =
district =
district1 =
city = Abita Springs
city1 = Covington
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discharge_location =
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source_name =
source_location = St. Tammany Parish
source_district =
source_region =
source_state =Louisiana
source_country =
source_lat_d = 30
source_lat_m = 29
source_lat_s = 08
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 90
source_long_m = 00
source_long_s = 31
source_long_EW = W
source_elevation_imperial =
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mouth_name =Bogue Falaya
mouth_location = Covington
mouth_district =
mouth_region = St. Tammany Parish
mouth_state =Louisiana
mouth_country =
mouth_lat_d = 30
mouth_lat_m = 27
mouth_lat_s = 16
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 90
mouth_long_m = 06
mouth_long_s = 10
mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_elevation_imperial =
tributary_left =
tributary_left1 =
tributary_right =Abita Creek
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map_caption =The Abita River is a
river in southeasternLouisiana in theUnited States . It is atributary of theBogue Falaya , which flows to theTchefuncte River and then ontoLake Pontchartrain .The Abita River rises in central St. Tammany Parish and flows generally west-southwest through central St. Tammany Parish, through Abita Springs, and empties into the Bogue Falaya on the southeast side of Covington.
The length of the Abita River, from headwaters to the mouth, has been designated as a "Natural and Scenic River" by the state government of Louisiana.US Army Corps of Engineers [http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/ops/regulatory/scenic.htm 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: [Gnis|559752]ee also
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List of Louisiana rivers References
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