Tangipahoa River
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The Tangipahoa River originates northwest of McComb
in southwest Mississippi
, and runs south 122 miles (196.3 km) through Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quin State Park
before passing into southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain
.
Alternate/historical names and spellings:
See also Sims Creek
.
McComb, Mississippi
McComb is a city in Pike County, Mississippi, United States, about south of Jackson. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 13,644. It is the principal city of the McComb, Mississippi, Micropolitan Statistical Area...
in southwest Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, and runs south 122 miles (196.3 km) through Lake Tangipahoa in Percy Quin State Park
Percy Quin State Park
Percy Quin State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is located off I-55 south of McComb. It is named after Percy Quin, a former U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-External links:*...
before passing into southeast Louisiana. Its mouth opens into the northwest region of Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana. It is the second-largest inland saltwater body of water in the United States, after the Great Salt Lake in Utah, and the largest lake in Louisiana. As an estuary, Pontchartrain is not a true lake.It covers an area of with...
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Alternate/historical names and spellings:
See also Sims Creek
Sims Creek
Sims Creek is a tributary of the Tangipahoa River in the 8th Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It flows generally southeast from near Robert, and is joined about halfway down its course by its longest tributary, P-Kaw-Shun Creek, which begins north of Lorraine and flows southwest, passing...
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