Sep 20, 2017 · In order to fish the South Fork of the Kings River you have to make a 3-4 mile hike from the road on a pretty steep gradient, but it’s worth it! The upper section of the South Fork of the Kings River is on a steep gradient with the river dropping down small waterfalls and careening around boulders.

In 1682 the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle erected a cross near the mouth of the Mississippi River and claimed the whole of the drainage basin of the Mississippi River in the name of King Louis XIV, naming it "Louisiana".

List of rivers of Louisiana (U.S. state). Major waterways of Louisiana. [1] . West to East: This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. "National Hydrography Dataset". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2024-04-14. ^ "Bayou Pierre" (Map). Google Maps.

Sep 14, 2023 · River, stream, or bayou or segment thereof which because of its unique historical status and scenic character requires protection and preservation of its aesthetic, scenic, recreation, fish, wildlife, ecological, archaeological, geological, botanical, and other natural and physical features.

The Amite River / ˈeɪ.mit / (French: Rivière Amite) is a tributary of Lake Maurepas in Mississippi and Louisiana in the United States. It is about 117 miles (188 km) long. [2] . It starts as two forks in southwestern Mississippi and flows south through Louisiana, passing Greater Baton Rouge, to Lake Maurepas.

Feb 5, 2025 · Generations of the same families of workers, enslaved and tenant, and owners lived on these lands for over 200 years. The park tells their stories and preserves the cultural landscape of Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, two of the most intact Creole cotton plantations in the United States.

A statewide map of Louisiana showing the major lakes, streams and rivers. Drought, precipitation, and stream gage information.

Nov 8, 2021 · The King Kat Tournament Trail closed out the 2021 season on the Red River Waterway. Catfish anglers from 14 states traveled to Natchitoches.

May 2, 2023 · April 9th, 1682, is traditionally remembered as the day when René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, after traveling southward from the Great Lakes had reached the end of the Mississippi River and claimed the entire watershed — nearly half of the present day United States — in the name of King Louis XIV of France, for whom Louisiana is named.

On April 9, 1682, at the western mouth of the Mississippi River (now Venice, LA), La Salle solemnly took possession of the entire Mississippi Valley for France, naming the territory Louisiane after King Louis XIV. On a high point of ground, the …