Ponchatoula Creek

Ponchatoula Creek
Ponchatoula Creek tributary crossed by a footbridge on the Southeastern Louisiana University campus. Background: North Oak Street Park recreational area. The view is toward the north from the Southeastern Oaks student residential complex adjacent to the University Center.
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishTangipahoa
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIndependence, Louisiana
 • coordinates30°39′40″N 90°30′43″W / 30.661°N 90.512°W / 30.661; -90.512
MouthNatalbany River
 • coordinates
30°23′24″N 90°30′14″W / 30.390°N 90.504°W / 30.390; -90.504
Length26.1 miles (42.0 km)
Basin features
Cities

Ponchatoula Creek is a 26.1-mile-long (42.0 km)[1] tributary of the Natalbany River in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The two waterways join where a section of the Natalbany forms the boundary between Tangipahoa Parish and Livingston Parish. Ponchatoula Creek originates west of Old US Highway 51, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Independence.[1] The creek is entirely within Tangipahoa Parish.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 20, 2011