about a water landform other uses Bayou disambiguation Image Big Cypress Bayou.JPG thumb 150px Big Cypress Bayou in Jefferson, Texas off U.S. Route 59 Image LABayou.jpg right thumb 150px A bayou at the Sabine River Texas Louisiana Sabine River at the Louisiana rest stop A bayou IPAc en icon b a . o or IPAc en b a ju is an American term for a body of water typically found in flat, low lying areas, and can refer either to an extremely slow moving stream or river often with a poorly defined shoreline , or to a marshy lake or wetland. The name bayou can also refer to creeks that see level changes due to tides and hold brackish water which is highly conducive to fish life and plankton. Bayous are commonly found in the Gulf Coast of the United States Gulf Coast region of the southern United States , notably the Mississippi Delta Mississippi River region , with the state of Louisiana being famous for them. A bayou is frequently an anabranch or minor braid of a braided channel that is moving much more slowly than the mainstem hydrology mainstem , often becoming boggy and stagnant. Though vegetation varies by region, many bayous are home to crawfish , certain species of shrimp , other ...?term bayou Online Etymology Dictionary , http www.cnrtl.fr definition academie9 bayou Dictionnaire ... were near Bayou Teche and other bayous, ref Carl A. Brasseaux, The Founding of New Acadia The Beginnings ... which led to a close association of the bayou with Cajun culture. Bayou Country is most closely .... See also Wetland Swamp Hurricane on the Bayou New Orleans Louisiana Florida Bayou City a nickname ... bayous Bayou Bartholomew Bayou Lafourche Bayou Teche Cypress BayouBayou St. John Big Bayou Canot train disaster Big Bayou Canot Buffalo BayouBayou La Batre, Alabama Bayou La Batre References references ... Category Wetlands an Galacho de l Ebro da Bayou de Bayou es Bayou fr Bayou ja no Bayou ru sv Bayou ... more details
refimprove date March 2011 The Bayou nightclub of Georgetown, Washington, D.C. Georgetown , Washington, D.C. , was a rock music rock , blues , Pop music pop , and reggae club. ref name closingWashTimes cite news last Butters first Patrick title Bye bye Bayou Georgetown nightclub closes door tomorrow night after the last jam accessdate 31 March 2011 newspaper The Washington Times date 30 December 1998 ref In the late 90s, the Bayou was owned by Dave Williams Cellar Door Productions , who was also responsible for putting on the concerts at DAR Constitution Hall and the Capital Centre . Williams also was the GM at the Nissan Pavilion . Location The Bayou occupied an old building at 3135 K Street , NW, in Georgetown, under the Whitehurst Freeway for forty six years. The club opened in September 1953 on the site of a former Dixieland nightclub called The Pirates Den . The club featured Dixieland jazz until the early 60s when the format changed to rock and roll. The club included a balcony level, with tables and chairs, and two standing room only bars. The main floor bars were fed bottled liquor from a tap room that was situated above the entrance. Bottles placed upside down into funnels feeding long tubing led to the downstairs bars. Clientele Though the Bayou generally attracted an older ... date March 2011 The Bayou was a stop on the national Concert tour tour s of middle range musical groups ... Opened 1939. Changed to the Bayou in 1953 with Owners Mike Munley, Vince and Tony Tramonte Converted to Rock n Roll September 1965, The Telstars played the Bayou as a house band for 3 years. 1980 The Tramontes sell the Bayou to Cellar Door Productions In September 1996, Eva Cassidy performed for the last time with What a Wonderful World at The Bayou. Closed 1998, and is currently the site of Loews Cinema Razed 1999 The Bayou will be the subject of a documentary that is being produced by Metro ... Bayou Category Nightclubs in Washington, D.C. ... more details
Bayou may refer to the following bayou , a slow moving stream. George Balanchine s 1952 Bayou ballet Bayou Records , a music recording label. Bayou Hedge Fund Group , an infamous ponzi scheme 2005 . Bayou magazine Bayou , a prominent literary magazine. Songs Blue Bayou Born on the Bayou Jambalaya On the Bayou Fire on the Bayou Fiyo on the Bayou Disambig de Bayou Begriffskl rung ... more details
Bayou Vista can refer to a place in the United States Bayou Vista, Louisiana Bayou Vista, Texas geodis Excess long comment to prevent listing on Special Shortpages ............................................................ de Bayou Vista it Bayou Vista nl Bayou Vista pl Bayou Vista pt Bayou Vista ... more details
Bayou City is a popular nickname for the city of Houston , Texas , founded at the confluence of White Oak and Buffalo Bayous by the Allen Brothers in the early nineteenth century. Since that time, the ubiquitous namesake streams have played a major role in the city s development, both as provider of economic bounty in the eventual development of the Houston Ship Channel and protector in the form of vital floodwater runoff channels for this flat and low lying metropolis. ref http www.vcarious.com Travel Guide UnitedStates Texas Houston.html Travel Guide Houston , at VCarious.com 2007 . ref Within the general vicinity of the Houston, and mostly within its corporate limits, are at least nineteen natural streams with the designation Bayou in their names Armand Bayou , Brays Bayou , Brickhouse Bayou , Buffalo Bayou , Carpenters Bayou , Cedar Bayou , Chocolate Bayou , Garner Bayou , Greens Bayou , Halls Bayou , Horsepen Bayou , Hunting Bayou , Jackson Bayou , Keegans Bayou , Luce Bayou , Reinhardt Bayou , Sims Bayou , Vince Bayou , and White Oak Bayou . Bayou City may also make reference to any of the following Bayou City Art Festival an arts festival held biannually spring and fall in Houston, Texas. C.S. Bayou City C.S. Bayou City a Confederate States Navy gunboat during the American Civil War . See also Portal Houston Nicknames of Houston List of city nicknames in Texas Culture of Houston References Reflist disambig ... more details
Cypress Bayou refers to Big Cypress Bayou Wetland , a series of wetlands at the western edge of Caddo Lake, Texas Streams Cypress Bayou, Crittenden County, Arkansas , a Stream in Crittenden County, Arkansas Cypress Bayou, Phillips County, Arkansas , a Stream in Phillips County, Arkansas Cypress Bayou, De Soto Parish, Louisiana , a Stream in De Soto County, Louisiana disambig de Cypress Bayou ... more details
Bayou Nezpique pronounced neh PEE kay , translated to tattooed nose bayou ref http www.acadiansingray.com photo 20gallery historical names west.htm www.acadiansingray.com Historical Names Southwestern Bayous ref is a small river located in the Mermentau River basin of south Louisiana , USA. The bayou is convert 70 mi km long and is navigable by small shallow draft boats for convert 23 mi km of lower course. ref http www.bartleby.com 69 84 N03084.html www.bartleby.com Nezpique, Bayou ref Image Mermentaurivermap.png right 250px thumb Map of the Mermentau River watershed showing the Mermantau River and its 4 largest tributaries from left to right Bayou Nezpique, Bayou des Cannes , Bayou Plaquemine Brule , and Bayou Queue de Tortue . The area was first settled by the Attakapa Indian tribe. The bayou is named after the Bayou Nezpiqu village which was near property owned by William Wikoff, who bought convert 2733 acre km2 0 on the west bank of the bayou from Le Tortue , an Attakapas Indian, calling himself chief of the village of Nezpiqu , and his son, Celestine, recorded in 1791. In 1932, linguist William A. Read explained that the word Nezpiqu , or tattooed nose , simply emphasizes the fact that the Indians in its vicinity practiced the art of tattooing. ref http www.thecajuns.com attakpas.htm www.thecajuns.com Arrow points and place names are reminders of Attakapas ref The bayou contains the Upper Bayou Nezpique No 7 Dam in Evangeline Parish , Louisiana which was completed in 1970 ... m3 per second. Its capacity is convert 1500 acre.ft . ref http findlakes.com upper bayou nezpique no 7 louisiana la00047.htm findlakes.com Upper Bayou Nezpique No 7, southwest Louisiana ref Also, the bayou contains the Crooked Creek Reservoir which is impounded by the Upper Bayou Nezpique No 3 Dam in Evangeline ... upper bayou nezpique no 3 louisiana la00046.htm findlakes.com Upper Bayou Nezpique No 3, southwest ... Category Rivers of Louisiana Category Dams in Louisiana Louisiana geo stub fr Bayou Nezpiqu ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2010 Contraband Bayou is a large bayou which runs through Lake Charles, Louisiana and empties into Prien Lake . It is so named because of the legendary pirate Jean Lafitte who reputedly hid his contraband somewhere along the shores of the bayou. L Auberge du Lac is located near the mouth of the bayou, as are part of the city docks of the Port of Lake Charles . File Contraband Bayou2.jpg.jpg 200px left thumb Contraband Bayou as it runs through the McNeese State University campus. References Reflist coord missing Louisiana Category Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana Category Lake Charles, Louisiana Category Geography of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana ... more details
Image Larose Louisiana aerial view.jpg thumb The intersection of Bayou Lafourche and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Larose, Louisiana . View is to the east southeast. The bayou runs off towards the Gulf at the top. The waterway crosses the picture left right. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has installed a floodgate on the bayou, visible at center. Bayou Lafourche , originally called Chetimachas River , ref http rumsey.geogarage.com maps g0411044.html Course Of The River Mississipi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres. Ross, Lieut. 1775 rumsey.geogarage.com ref is a convert 106 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed June 20, 2011 ref bayou in southeastern Louisiana , United States , that flows into the Gulf of Mexico . The first settlements of Acadians in southern Louisiana were near Bayou Lafourche and Bayou des cores, which led to a close association of the bayou with Cajun culture. Today, approximately 300,000 Louisiana residents drink water drawn from the bayou. The name Lafourche is from the French language French word for fork , and alludes to the bayou s large outflow of Mississippi River water. It was formerly a Mississippi River outlet ... and replenishment of a huge wetland area of central Louisiana. It changed the formerly flowing bayou into a stagnant ditch. ref cite web title Bayou Lafourche Historical Marker author Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism url http www.stoppingpoints.com louisiana Assumption Bayou Lafourche.html ref A project to reconnect Bayou Lafourche to the Mississippi River at Donaldsonville ... water quality in the bayou. The bayou is paralleled by Louisiana Highway 1 on the west .... The film Southern Comfort film Southern Comfort is set in the Bayou Lafourche. References reflist ... Parish, Louisiana Category Geography of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana fr Bayou Lafourche ja ... more details
Infobox River river name Vince Bayou image name image size caption origin Harris County, Texas , Texas , United States USA mouth Buffalo Bayou , Harris County, Texas Harris County , Texas , United States USA basin countries United States length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed Vince Bayou Watershed Vince Bayou , also known as Vince s Bayou , rises in southeast Harris County, Texas and runs northwest, through Pasadena, Texas Pasadena and the city of South Houston, Texas South Houston , for a total of 19 channel miles which include the reach of one minor tributary ref name Vince Bayou Watershed TSARP http www.tsarp.org watershed vince.html Vince Bayou Watershed TSARP Bot generated title ref to its mouth on the Houston, Texas Houston Houston Ship Channel Ship Channel the lower reaches of Buffalo Bayou . ref http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles VV rhv2.html Handbook of Texas Online VINCE S BAYOU Bot generated title ref Very little wildlife habitat exists, and the estimated population within the Vince Bayou watershed is just under 89,000 persons. ref name hcfcd.org http www.hcfcd.org L vincebayou.html Harris County Flood Control District Vince Bayou Watershed Bot generated title ref During Tropical Storm Allison , in June of the 2001 Atlantic hurricane season , the watershed received in excess of convert 13 in of rain in a 24 hour period, resulting in bayou channel overbanking that flooded 1,500 homes in a convert 4.1 sqmi adj on area. ref name Vince Bayou Watershed TSARP References reflist External links gnis 1349290 coord 29 40 N 95 12 W display title Galveston Bay Area Houston Sugar Land Baytown MSA Texas Category Rivers of Texas Category Wetlands of Texas Category Geography of Harris County, Texas ... more details
Infobox River river name Dickinson Bayou image name image size caption origin Alvin Texas mouth San Leon Texas basin countries United States length Over 20 Miles elevation 0 mouth elevation 0 discharge watershed Dickinson Bayou is a river in Texas . Dickinson Bayou is located in southeast Texas in the San Jacinto Brazos Coastal Basin. Dickinson Bayou rises two miles northeast of Alvin in northwestern Galveston County at 29 29 N, 95 14 W and flows east for over twenty miles to its mouth on Dickinson Bay and Galveston Bay, just south of San Leon and a mile east of the Southern Pacific Railroad at 29 28 N, 94 57 W . It traverses flat to rolling prairie surfaced by dark, commonly calcareous clays that support mesquite, grasses, and cacti. In the lower reaches of the bayou the soil changes to sandy ... to Dickinson Bayou include Gum Bayou, Benson Bayou, Magnolia Geisler Bayou, Bordens Gully, Cedar Creek, and LaFlore s Bayou. Dickinson Bayou is on the state s list of water bodies not meeting water quality standards for dissolved oxygen DO and bacteria levels. As a result, the bayou does not meet its ... health concern. Residents of Dickinson still take the time and the slight risk to enjoy many of the bayou .... The bayou is a hidden fishing gem during certain times. In drought conditions the water becomes ... even make an appearance in the section of the bayou closest to the bay. Spring brings out small ..., mainly in the main bayou the tributaries are not preferred for that activity. The tall pines and woody shores give canoeists and kayakers a perfect body of water to paddle. The bayou is a nice trip for anyone wanting to get out and paddle. The bayou plays host to the Festival of Lights every Christmas at Paul Hopkins Park. This proves perfect as the nearly 1 million lights reflect from the bayou s murky waters. Many people enjoy many things in this overlooked bayou. There is something for everyone in lovely Dickinson Bayou. See also List of rivers of Texas References cite web title An Analysis ... more details
Infobox River river name Armand Bayou image name image size caption origin Pasadena, Texas Pasadena mouth Mud Lake Clear Lake Galveston Bay Clear Lake basin countries United States length elevation mouth elevation discharge watershed Armand Bayou Watershed Armand Bayou , also known as Middle Bayou, is a river in U.S. State of Texas . It runs near Galveston Bay in Pasadena, Texas Pasadena and the Clear Lake Area . The river is most well known for the Armand Bayou Nature Center , which it runs through. The bayou and the nature center were named for Armand Yramatagui, former curator of the Burke Baker Planetarium and environmental leader in the 1960s. See also List of rivers of Texas On the upper part of Armand Bayou there is a pleistocene fossil site eroding out of the creek bed. See link http www.magcloud.com browse issue 279234 Upper Armand Bayou Fossil Fauna , Pasadena,Texas by George E. Wolf Jr. This site was discovered by George E. Wolf Jr. References cite web url http www.armandbayou.org watersheds docs AlecyaAbwwgHabitat.doc title Armand Bayou Watershed History publisher Armand Bayou Watershed Partnership date July 2003 Handbook of Texas title Armand Bayou id AA rha6 retrieved 21 Dec 2009 Texas State Historical Association. cite web title An Analysis of Texas Waterways url http www.tpwd.state.tx.us publications pwdpubs pwd rp t3200 1047 index.phtml accessdate 2006 05 04 http geonames.usgs.gov pls gnispublic USGS Geographic Names Information Service USGS Hydrologic Unit Map State of Texas 1974 coord 29 37 0 N 95 6 0 W display title Texas geo stub Galveston Bay Area Houston Sugar Land Baytown MSA Texas Category Rivers of Texas Category Galveston Bay Area Category Geography of Houston, Texas ... more details
Infobox River river name Buffalo Bayou image name Buffalo Bayou.jpg image size 200px caption Buffalo Bayou near San Felipe and Memorial Drive in west Houston origin Katy, Texas mouth Houston Ship Channel ... Buffalo Bayou Watershed Buffalo Bayou is a main waterway flowing through Houston , in Harris County ... of Mexico . Along the way the bayou receives several significant tributary bayous, such as White Oak Bayou , Greens Bayou, and Brays Bayou ref http www.hcfcd.org L braysbayou.html ref and passes by several ... thumb left Map of the Buffalo Bayou and associated watershed Buffalo Bayou is impounded in the upper ... the bayou s flood flows. In addition to controlling high water, the discharge from the dams can be used to keep the bayou at a controlled level during water based festivals, such as the Buffalo Bayou Regatta. From the dams, the bayou flows east under Texas State Highway 6 State Highway 6 . Also starting at Barker Dam is Terry Hershey Park which consists of the land on both sides of the bayou from ..., biking, and fishing are popular in this area, although most people consider the bayou unfit for swimming. Between Beltway 8 and Interstate 610 Texas Loop 610 , there is little public access to the bayou since the land along the bayou is privately owned. This stretch of the bayou passes through what ..., Club & Spa. On the east side of Loop 610, Buffalo Bayou passes along the south side of Memorial Park ... estate Bayou Bend. A short distance thereafter is Buffalo Bayou Park which is bordered on the north by Memorial Drive and the south by Allen Parkway . From here the bayou flows through downtown Houston ... Channel . History Along with Galveston Island and Galveston Bay itself, Buffalo Bayou was one of the focal ... Feb 2010 ref The bayou became important in History of Texas Texas history when the Battle of San Jacinto ... the major shipping power on the bayou but the destruction wrought by the Texas Revolution and the American ... Bayou and White Oak Bayou in an area of downtown Houston today known as Allen s Landing in honor ... more details
Image Bayou Macon.jpg thumb Bayou Macon near Halley, Arkansas Bayou Macon is a river in Arkansas and Louisiana , United States . It begins in Desha County, Arkansas , and flows south, between the Boeuf River to its west and the Mississippi River to its east, before joining the Tensas River south of Delhi, Louisiana . Bayou Macon is about convert 218 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 June 3, 2011 ref L. D. Knox of Winnsboro, Louisiana Winnsboro , a perennial Louisiana political candidate, owned some convert 1400 acre km2 about Bayou Macon, land which he hand cleared and cultivated in what he considered to have been an aberrant but advanced style of agriculture. ref cite web url http www.thenewsstar.com apps pbcs.dll dclassifieds?Dato 20090531&Kategori OBITUARY&Class 30&Type CAT30200&Lopenr 90500234&Selected 6 title Obituary of L.D. Knox publisher Monroe News Star , June 1, 2009 accessdate June 6, 2009 ref Image Tensasrivermap.png thumb 175px Map of the Tensas River basin, including Bayou Macon References reflist External links http www.infoplease.com ce6 us A0831031.html Columbia Encyclopedia entry http cfpub.epa.gov surf huc.cfm?huc code 08050002 Bayou Macon watershed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http watersheds.cast.uark.edu viewhuc.php?hucid 08050002 Bayou Macon watershed Arkansas Natural Resources Commission http www.wlf.louisiana.gov hunting wmas wmas list.cfm?wmaid 9 Bayou Macon Wildlife Management Area Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries coord missing Arkansas Category Rivers of Arkansas Category Rivers of Louisiana Category Tributaries of the Red River Mississippi River Category Geography of Chicot County, Arkansas Category Geography of Desha County, Arkansas Arkansas geo stub fr Bayou Macon ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Tarkiln Bayou State Park iucn category Ib Note site s category is unset in IUCN database, but appears to conform with Category V map Florida map caption location Escambia County, Florida , United States USA nearest city Pensacola, Florida lat d 30 lat m 22 lat s 16 lat NS N long d 87 long m 24 long s 36 long EW W area established visitation num visitation year governing body Florida Department of Environmental Protection Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is a convert 4290 acre km2 adj on preserve, a unit of Florida State Parks Florida State Park located convert 10 mi km southwest of Pensacola, Florida Pensacola , in northwestern Florida . It is home to four species of endangered pitcher plants, as well as other rare and endangered plant species. The rare, carnivorous white top pitcher plant is unique to the Gulf Coast and found only between the Apalachicola and Mississippi rivers. Almost 100 other rare plants and animals depend on the wet prairie habitat, including the alligator snapping turtle, sweet pitcher plant, and Chapman s butterwort. Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park is located in Escambia County about convert 1.5 mi km south of the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 98 and State Road 293. Recreational Activities A half mile long ADA boardwalk to Tarkiln Bayou allows visitors to experience some of western Florida s most wild and beautiful natural areas ... Florida from Alabama. Gallery gallery File Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP sign01.jpg Park sign File Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP entr01.jpg entrance File Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP Claire bdwlk06.jpg Boardwalk leading to the Bayou File Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP pano02.jpg Panorama of part of the Bayou File Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP path03.jpg Path in the park File Pensacola FL Tarkiln Bayou SP pitcher plant01.jpg Pitcher plant gallery External links http www.floridastateparks.org tarkilnbayou default.cfm Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park at http www.floridastateparks.org Florida ... more details
The Mid City New Orleans Mid City Bayou Boogaloo is a free admission festival on the banks of the historic Bayou St. John in New Orleans, Louisiana . Described as a mini Jazz Fest, the all day festival features New Orleans music, art, cuisine and culture. The event was created by Jared Zeller to help restore the Mid City neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina . In 2007 Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters , Soul Rebels Brass Band and Anders Osborne were among the many performers. The 2008 Bayou Boogaloo will be held on Saturday, May 24th. External links http TheBayouBoogaloo.com TheBayouBoogaloo.com Category Music of Louisiana Category Jazz festivals in the United States ... more details
Orphan date July 2008 Bayou Bacchanal is the official Caribbean festival of New Orleans . In 2001, people who are originally from the Caribbean formed Friends of Culture, a non profit organization , to create of voice for the Caribbean people who are living in New Orleans. One of the main goals of the organization is to share the Caribbean culture with Louisiana and surrounding states. The festival is one of the many unique events of New Orleans. The most remarkable features of Bayou Bacchanal are the Masquerade ceremony masquerade rs who dance through the city streets to the pulsating beats of steel drum s, which are indigenous instruments of Trinidad and Tobago . Moreover Bayou Bacchanal, like other Caribbean festivals, encourages full participation for visitors in the parade who normally dress in exotic islander costumes, but it s not required. Anyone may join the parade as it snakes its way to Lafayette Square to finish the festival with concert s, authentic Caribbean cuisine , arts and crafts. Bayou Bacchanal is only one stop for the festival lovers. Throughout the year, party goers will follow the Caribbean party to cities all over North America. For example, a group of people may participate in the Caribbean festival in Toronto , Canada , drive to Atlanta , Georgia U.S. state Georgia for another, afterward leave to Miami , Florida s event and then make a final stop in New Orleans, Louisiana for the Bayou Bacchanal. Every year almost every major city in North America holds a Caribbean festival. Bayou Bacchanal takes place every first Saturday of November where the weather is near perfect in New Orleans for outside activities. External links http www.bayoubacchanal.org The official website of Bayou Bacchanal http video.google.com videoplay?docid 1781629374111010225 Video of Bayou Bacchanal 2003 http video.google.com videoplay?docid 1710731795982767099 Video of Bayou Bacchanal 2004 http www.allahwe.org History of the Caribbean festival Category Culture of New Orleans ... more details
Bayou Manchac is an convert 18 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed June 20, 2011 ref bayou in southeast Louisiana . This bayou was once a very important waterway linking the Mississippi River to the Amite River . ref name webcitation1 http www.webcitation.org query?url http www.geocities.com mybayou2 index.html&date 2009 10 26 02 28 12 ref Exploration The bayou was at one time called the d Iberville River, named for the first Western explorer to have floated it. Pierre Le Moyne d Iberville Iberville had already made his way up the Mississippi River and discovered what would later be the site of Baton Rouge and wished to find a quick way back to the Gulf of Mexico , where his ships sat at Ship Island . The chief of the Bayogoula tribe, who had accompanied him to the future site of Baton Rouge, on March 26, 1699 showed him the bayou which the Bayogoula used to travel between the present day Mississippi Gulf Coast and their village. ref http www.datasync.com davidg59 biloxi1.html ref Though it once formed an international boundary, attempts to navigate the bayou as a shortcut between the Mississippi and Amite rivers, or to make it navigable, were generally unsuccessful. Industrial use and today Soon Bayou Manchac became one of the most important waterways of southeastern Louisiana. It served the vital role of linking Baton Rouge to Lake Pontchartrain via the Amite River and Lake Maurepas . Through time, as ships became larger and faster, Bayou Manchac was too small to support modern traffic. In the 20th century, when the levee s were built, Bayou Manchac was cut off from the river, and later the upper sections dried out or were cut off by roads. Now the bayou is only useful for drainage and recreation, but the area is still regarded ... Sternberg year 2007 title Winding Through Time The Forgotten History and Present Day Peril of Bayou ... more details
Image Bayou Teche and Atchafalaya River.jpg thumb Bayou Teche at its intersection with the Wax Lake outlet of the Atchafalaya River in St Mary Parish, Louisiana. The bayou runs bottom top in the picture. View is to the west northwest. The Bayou Teche is a convert 125 mi km adj mid long ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed June 20, 2011 ref waterway of great cultural significance in south central Louisiana in the United States . Bayou Teche was the Mississippi River s main course ... every thousand years or so. History The Teche begins in Port Barre where it draws water from Bayou ... means of transportation. During the American Civil War , fighting occurred on Bayou Teche on November ... placed in the bayou by Confederate States of America Confederate General Alfred Mouton . The gunboats ... Union pacified the area of Bayou Teche and the Atchafalaya River. Historian John D. Winters reports ... River in the 1930s, the Teche and the rice farms located along the bayou suffered a drastic ... into Bayou Courtableau. The name Teche is a Chitimacha Indian word meaning snake , related to the bayou ... lay and decomposed, the depression it left behind filled with water to become the bayou. ref cite web title Bayou Teche Historical Marker author Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism url http www.stoppingpoints.com louisiana Iberia Bayou Teche.html ref The sugar plantation Lagonda was established on Bayou Teche by Lewis Strong Clarke , who was also involved in Republican Party ... Biography lahistory.com accessdate December 21, 2010 ref Image Bayou Teche.jpg right thumb Bayou Teche photographed from a canoe, looking downstream, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Towns on Bayou ..., Louisiana Berwick, Louisiana Franklin, Louisiana Patterson, Louisiana See also Bayou Teche National ... Geography of Iberia Parish, Louisiana Category Geography of St. Mary Parish, Louisiana fr Bayou Teche ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 Bayou Dupre is a bayou in southeastern Louisiana . Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. coord missing Louisiana Category Geography of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana Category Wetlands and bayous of Louisiana Louisiana stub ... more details
Infobox journal title Bayou cover editor Joanna Leake discipline Literary journal peer reviewed language English former names abbreviation publisher Creative Writing Workshop br University of New Orleans country United States frequency history openaccess license impact impact year website http www.uno.edu bayou link1 link1 name link2 link2 name JSTOR OCLC LCCN CODEN ISSN 1935 1305 eISSN boxwidth Bayou is a major American literary magazine based at the University of New Orleans . ref New Orleans Times Picayune, Oct 11, 1991 ref It publishes poetry, fiction, essays and the winner of the annual Tennessee Williams One Act Play Contest. Bayou published through the dislocations surrounding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina . ref http www.newpages.com magazinestand litmags 2009 05 litmagreviews 05 2009.htm Bayou Review of Volume 50 ref ref New Orleans Times Picayune, December 15, 2005 ref Work that has appeared in Bayou has been short listed for the Pushcart Prize . Notable contributors Col start col break Amelia Boulware Eric Trethewey Virgil Suarez Marilyn Hacker June Glaser Mark Katrinak Sean Beaudoin Tom Whalen col break Mark Doty Philip Cioffari Jacob M. Appel Lyn Lifshin Timothy Liu Therese Doucet Bill Edmondson Gaylord Brewer col end See also List of literary magazines References reflist External links official http www.uno.edu bayou DEFAULTSORT Bayou Category University of New Orleans Category American literary magazines ... more details
Refimprove date September 2007 Bayou Bartholomew is the longest bayou in the world Citation needed date June 2011 meandering approximately convert 364 mi between two states. ref name NHD U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data. http viewer.nationalmap.gov viewer The National Map , accessed June 3, 2011 ref It contains over 100 aquatic species making it the second most diverse stream in North America . Known for its excellent bream , catfish , and crappie fishing, portions of the bayou are considered some of the best kept secrets of Arkansas anglers. It starts northwest of the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the Hardin community, winds through parts of Jefferson County, Arkansas Jefferson , Lincoln County, Arkansas Lincoln , Desha County, Arkansas Desha , Drew County, Arkansas Drew , Chicot County, Arkansas Chicot , and Ashley County, Arkansas Ashley counties in Arkansas, and Morehouse Parish, Louisiana , and eventually dumps into the Ouachita River after passing by the northernmost tip of Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Ouachita Parish , near Sterlington, Louisiana . The bayou serves as the primary border separating the Arkansas Delta from the Arkansas Timberlands . The present bayou bed was formed by the waters of the Arkansas River during a period when it was constantly changing courses. Approximately 1,800 to 2,200 years ago, the river diverted from the present area of the bayou, and the leisurely bayou began to develop in the old river bed. Until construction of railroad lines in the area in the late 19th century, it was the most important stream for transportation in the interior Delta. It allowed the development of one of the richest timber and agricultural industries in the Delta area. Once a pristine stream, it is now polluted ... organized the Bayou Bartholomew Alliance to restore and preserve the natural beauty of the bayou ... Service, and Ducks Unlimited and the public, the bayou may eventually reclaim some of its grandeur ... more details
cleanup linkrot date August 2011 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Bayou Country Type studio Artist Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover Creedence Clearwater Revival Bayou Country.jpg Released Start date 1969 01 ref name Chronicle cite album notes title Chronicle The 20 Greatest Hits albumlink Chronicle, Vol. 1 artist Creedence Clearwater Revival year 1991 format CD booklet publisher ... in Hollywood , California ref name Reissue cite album notes title Bayou Country Expanded Reissue ... Artists Creedence Clearwater Revival FAN 30877 02 Bayou Country 40th Anniversary Liner Notes.pdf first ... Clearwater Revival br 1968 This album Bayou Country br 1969 Next album Green River album Green River br 1969 Misc Singles Name Bayou Country Type studio Single 1 Proud Mary Single 1 date Start date 1969 01 ref name Chronicle Bayou Country is the second studio album by People of the United States ... noted. Side one Born on the Bayou 5 16 Bootleg 3 03 Graveyard Train 8 37 Side two Good Golly Miss ... 7 43 40th Anniversary Edition CD bonus tracks li value 8 Bootleg Alternate Take 5 48 Born on the Bayou ... r4757 pure url yes title Bayou Country Credits publisher Allmusic Allmusic Guide accessdate October ... Bayou Country last Erlewine first Stephen Thomas publisher Allmusic accessdate 16 June 2011 ref On Allmusic ... with the dark, swampy Born on the Bayou, Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It s not just that Born on the Bayou ... 2 Single colspan 2 Position Pop Singles UK Top 40 January br 1969 Proud Mary br Born on the Bayou 2 ... supersearch QmF5b3UgQ291bnRyeQ Bayou 20Country Album online at radio3net.ro Creedence DEFAULTSORT Bayou Country Category Creedence Clearwater Revival albums Category 1969 albums Category Fantasy ... Bayou Country fr Bayou Country it Bayou Country hu Bayou Country no Bayou Country pl Bayou Country pt Bayou Country ro Bayou Country ru Bayou Country fi Bayou Country sv Bayou Country ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 notability September 2008 Bayou Bucks is a deer hunting DVD series that is filmed entirely throughout Louisiana . Bayou Bucks Season I The first installment, Season I, was filmed during the 2006 2007 hunting season by producer Jason Aycock and released for sale during the 2008 2009 hunting season http www.rpoutdoors.com babubyjaay.html . Critics consider Bayou Bucks unique because it features ordinary hunters with no television experience, portrayed in a documentary film style format not common in typical hunting videos http www.nwlanews.com index2.php?option com content&do pdf 1&id 9686 . Aside from the video series, Bayou Bucks is also known for its internet web site bayoubucks.com http www.bayoubucks.com , which has quickly developed into an interactive online community for Louisiana based hunters. On October 17, 2008, the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association awarded Jason Aycock with the 1st Place honor of Excellence in Craft within the Electronic Media Category http paradiselouisiana.com Default Articles Entries 2008 10 19 LOWA Awards Banquet 2008.html for his production of Bayou Bucks. Bayou Bucks Season II The second installment of Bayou Bucks will be in production throughout the fall of 2008 and 2009, and is scheduled to be released during the fall of 2010. As with Season I, all of the footage is being filmed in Louisiana and will feature ordinary people hunting their own particular styles and locations http www.bayoubucks.com . Unlike Season I which is for sale predominantly in Louisiana, the second season of Bayou Bucks will be available commercially throughout the entire United States , with a goal of bringing the Louisiana style of hunting and hunters to the rest of the country s living rooms. About Bayou Bucks Producer Bayou ..., he purchased a broadcast production package and editing suite, pursuing production of Bayou Bucks full time that hunting season. External links http www.bayoubucks.com Official Bayou Bucks Web Site ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Bayou Records is a Cajun music record label based in Ville Platte, Louisiana , USA. It was formed by Floyd Soileau . See also List of record labels Category American independent record labels US independent record label stub ... more details
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