<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Amite River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> States </Th> <Td> Mississippi, Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Counties </Th> <Td> Lincoln, Amite </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parishes </Th> <Td> East Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, Ascension, Livingston </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Comite River, Bayou Manchac </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> City </Th> <Td> Denham Springs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> West Fork Amite River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Amite County, Mississippi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 31 ° 19 ′ 19" N 90 ° 43 ′ 40" W ﻿ / ﻿ 31.32194 ° N 90.72778 ° W ﻿ / 31.32194; - 90.72778 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Secondary source </Th> <Td> East Fork Amite River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Lincoln County, Mississippi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 31 ° 26 ′ 05" N 90 ° 37 ′ 12" W ﻿ / ﻿ 31.43472 ° N 90.62000 ° W ﻿ / 31.43472; - 90.62000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source confluence </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> St. Helena Parish and East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 30 ° 59 ′ 38" N 90 ° 50 ′ 06" W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.99389 ° N 90.83500 ° W ﻿ / 30.99389; - 90.83500 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Lake Maurepas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Livingston Parish, Louisiana </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 30 ° 17 ′ 53" N 90 ° 33 ′ 37" W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.29806 ° N 90.56028 ° W ﻿ / 30.29806; - 90.56028 Coordinates: 30 ° 17 ′ 53" N 90 ° 33 ′ 37" W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.29806 ° N 90.56028 ° W ﻿ / 30.29806; - 90.56028 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 117 mi (188 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Amite River watershed </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Amite River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> River </Td> </Tr>

When was the amite river diversion canal built