{{Short description|River in Louisiana}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox river | name = Natalbany River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | map = {{maplink|from=Natalbany River.map |type=line |frame=yes |plain=yes |frame-align=center |frame-width=270 |frame-height=200}} | map_size = | map_caption = Natalbany River | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Louisiana | subdivision_type3 = Parishes | subdivision_name3 = {{hlist |Livingston |Tangipahoa |St. Helena}} | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = <!---------------------- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS --> | length = {{convert|79.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = <!---------------------- BASIN FEATURES --> | source1 = Natalbany Creek | source1_location = Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | source1_coordinates= {{coord|30|44|54|N|90|34|36|W|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{convert|138|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth = Lake Maurepas | mouth_location = Southwest Manchac, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|30|21|22|N|90|29|23|W|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = {{convert|-3|ft|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = GNIS number | custom_data = 1627750 <ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|543603|name=Natalbany River}}</ref> | extra = | cities = {{hlist |Manchac, Louisiana |Killian, Louisiana |Springfield, Louisiana |Albany, Louisiana |Manchac, Louisiana |Amite, Louisiana}} }}
The '''Natalbany River''' drains into Lake Maurepas in Louisiana in the United States. It is about {{convert|79.5|mi}} long.<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed August 8, 2019</ref><ref name="USGS1">{{cite web |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:1627750 |title=Feature Detail Report for: Natalbany River |publisher=USGS |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref>
==Etymology== It is speculated that the name of the river is derived from the Choctaw words ''nita'' meaning bear and ''abani'' which means "to cook over a fire" in the Choctaw language.<ref name="Read2008">{{cite book|author=William A. Read|title=Louisiana Place Names of Indian Origin: A Collection of Words|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MSbUOTHeSWoC&pg=PA44|date=12 October 2008|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=978-0-8173-5505-0|pages=44–}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==See also== *2016 Louisiana floods *List of Louisiana rivers
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Category:Rivers of Louisiana Category:Bodies of water of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana Category:Bodies of water of Livingston Parish, Louisiana Category:Tributaries of Lake Maurepas
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