Bogue Falaya
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| Bogue Falaya | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parishs | Washington, St. Tammany |
| Major city | Covington |
| Length | 23 mi (37 km) |
| Source | |
| - location | Washington Parish, Louisiana |
| - coordinates | |
| Mouth | Tchefuncte River |
| - location | Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana |
| - coordinates | |
| Major tributaries | |
| - left | Abita River |
The Bogue Falaya, also known as the Bogue Falaya River, is a river, about 23 miles (37 km) long, in southeastern Louisiana in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Tchefuncte River, which flows to Lake Pontchartrain. The river flows through an area of mixed pine-hardwood and bottomland hardwood forests on the Gulf Coastal Plain.[2]
The Bogue Falaya rises in southwestern Washington Parish and flows generally south-southeastwardly through western St. Tammany Parish, past Covington, where it collects the Abita River.[3] It joins the Tchefuncte River about 10 miles (16 km) upstream of that river's mouth at Lake Pontchartrain.[1]
The name is from the Choctaw bogu, “river,” and falaya, "long."[citation needed]
A portion of the Bogue Falaya in St. Tammany Parish has been designated as a "Natural and Scenic River" by the state government of Louisiana.[2]
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According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Bogue Falaya has also been known historically as:[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- ^ a b Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (2002). State of Louisiana Water Quality Management Plan: Appendix B: Descriptions of Louisiana's Natural and Scenic Rivers (PDF)
- ^ DeLorme (2003). Louisiana Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-286-2
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry
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[edit] Online maps and aerial photos
Mouth or other endpoint (Covington)
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Street map from MapQuest
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps
- Other maps and aerial photos
Source (Washington Parish)
- WikiSatellite view at WikiMapia
- Street map from MapQuest
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps
- Other maps and aerial photos
