Comite River
The Comite River is a right-bank tributary of the Amite River, with a confluence near the city of Denham Springs, east of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The river is 56.1 miles (90.3 km) long.[1] Its drainage basin comprises about 348 square miles (900 km2), and includes portions of Wilkinson and Amite Counties in Mississippi, and East Feliciana and East Baton Rouge Parishes in Louisiana.[2] The river's source lies in the hills of the East and West Feliciana Parishes, and empties into the Amite River just north of U.S. Route 190 (Florida Blvd) near the eastern boundary of Baton Rouge.
Flooding[]
When violent rains that frequent the capital city region strike, the water from the hills and piney forest in the Felicianas drains down into this usually shallow and calm river and quickly transforms it. During such flooding, the water flows southwards, sometimes flooding homes in outlying areas east of Baton Rouge. Floodwaters have been recorded to have covered Greenwell Springs Road in extreme conditions.[citation needed]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 20, 2011
- ^ Comite River Diversion Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
Coordinates: 30°27′50″N 90°59′59″W / 30.4638°N 90.9996°W
- Rivers of Louisiana
- Bodies of water of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Bodies of water of East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
- Southern United States river stubs
- Louisiana geography stubs