Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 1628339

Location

State Louisiana

County St. Tammany

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

30°22'36"N 90°09'38"W

Decimal Degrees

30.3765835, -90.1606343

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Madisonville

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Madisonville

1.9 mi N

Also Known As

Bay of Chifuncte Chefoncto River Chefuncta River Chefuncte River Chefuncto River Chifoncte River Chifunctee Creek Chifunctee River Chifuncte River Chifunete River Chifuntee River Kefonctei River Kefoncte River Kefuncte River Quefoncte River River Chefuncte River Tchefonte Riviere De Quefoncte Riviere de Quenfoncte Riviere des Chataignes-Glando Tchefuctia River Tchefuncta River Tchefunctia River Tchfuenctia River Tchfunctia River Tchifoncti Creek Tchifonte River Tchifuncta River Tchifuncti River Tcifoncta River

Hydrography

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Description

Heads 24 km (15 mi) NE of Amite, flows SSE to Covington then SSW into Lake Pontchartrain, 3.2 km (2 mi) S of Madisonville.

History

Indian name.

Nearby Features

Black River Stream · 1.0 mi WNW
Madisonville Populated Place · 1.9 mi N
Bayou De Zaire Stream · 2.2 mi N
Houltonville Populated Place · 2.4 mi NNE
Bayou Chinchuba Stream · 2.5 mi ESE
Lewisburg Census Designated Place Census · 3.4 mi ESE
Lewisburg Populated Place · 3.5 mi E
Bayou Tete L'Ours Stream · 3.8 mi NE
Miltons Island Island · 4.0 mi WNW
Ponchitolawa Creek Stream · 4.6 mi NE