The Tchefuncte River - St. Tammany Parish, LA
The Tchefuncte River in Madisonville, LA
The Tchefuncte River is a river in southeast Louisiana approximately 48 miles long. The river rises in Tangipahoa Parish and flows through Washington and St. Tammany Parishes before draining into Lake Pontchartrain in Madisonville.
Two smaller rivers drain into the Tchefuncte in Covington. They are the Abita River and the Bogue Falaya, respectively. The point at which the rivers meet has come to be known as "Three Rivers" by the locals.
The State of Louisiana has designated the Tchefuncte as a Natural and Scenic River.
The Tchefuncte was an important waterway back in the 19th century, as the lumber and other building materials from the rural and heavily wooded north shore (spelled "Northshore" by locals, and used as a proper noun) of Lake Pontchartrain was shipped down the river, across Lake Pontchartrain and on down to New Orleans, where it was used for construction purposes on the south shore.
Today, the river is a popular boating, fishing and wakeboarding destination for the residents of western St. Tammany Parish.
Two smaller rivers drain into the Tchefuncte in Covington. They are the Abita River and the Bogue Falaya, respectively. The point at which the rivers meet has come to be known as "Three Rivers" by the locals.
The State of Louisiana has designated the Tchefuncte as a Natural and Scenic River.
The Tchefuncte was an important waterway back in the 19th century, as the lumber and other building materials from the rural and heavily wooded north shore (spelled "Northshore" by locals, and used as a proper noun) of Lake Pontchartrain was shipped down the river, across Lake Pontchartrain and on down to New Orleans, where it was used for construction purposes on the south shore.
Today, the river is a popular boating, fishing and wakeboarding destination for the residents of western St. Tammany Parish.
