In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou (/ˈbaɪ.uː,ˈbaɪ.oʊ/)[1] is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They typically contain brackish water highly conducive to fish life and plankton. Bayous are commonly found in the Gulf Coast region of the southern United States, especially in the Mississippi River Delta, though they also exist elsewhere.
A bayou is often an anabranch or minor braid of a braided channel that is slower than the mainstem, often becoming boggy and stagnant. Though fauna varies by region, many bayous are home to crawfish, certain species of shrimp, other shellfish, catfish, frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, American alligators, American crocodiles, herons, lizards, turtles, tortoises, spoonbills, snakes, and leeches, as well as many other species.
The Bayou was a music venue and nightclub located in Georgetown, Washington, D.C. The club occupied an old building at 3135 K Street, NW, in Georgetown...
Bayou Country may refer to: Bayou Country, a region in the Gulf Coast of the US where bayous are found Bayou Country (album), a 1969 album by American...
Bayou Teche (Louisiana French: Bayou Têche) is a 125-mile-long (201 km) waterway in south central Louisiana in the United States. Bayou Teche was the...
Buffalo Bayou is a slow-moving body of water which flows through Houston in Harris County, Texas. Formed 18,000 years ago, it has its source in the prairie...
Kisatchie Bayou is a series of interconnected, natural waterways totaling over 38 miles in length in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, and Sabine Parish...
Reese reached 2 million followers on the platform. Reese was nicknamed the "Bayou Barbie" after transferring to LSU. The nickname refers to the location of...
Sims Bayou is a 23-mile (37 km) bayou that flows within Houston in a primarily west to east movement. Its origin is in Southwest Houston near Missouri...
"Blue Bayou" is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version...
Contraband Bayou is a large bayou, a tributary of the Calcasieu River. It runs through Lake Charles, Louisiana, and empties into Prien Lake.[citation needed]...
Bayou Vista can refer to a place in the United States: Bayou Vista, Louisiana Bayou Vista, Texas This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...
and Kisatchie Bayou at Montrose to Natchez near the Cane River. During heavy rains or floods, Bayou Brevelle joins the Cane River. The bayou is flanked by...
Bayou Caviar is a 2018 American neo-noir drama film directed by Cuba Gooding Jr. and written by Eitan Gorlin and Gooding. The film stars Gooding, Famke...
Bayou Caddy is a stream in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. It is a tributary of the Mississippi Sound. List of rivers of Mississippi "Bayou...
"Born on the Bayou" (1969) is the first track on Creedence Clearwater Revival's second album, Bayou Country, released in 1969. It was released as the B-side...
Bayou Desiard is a bayou in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana and Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. The bayou receives inflow from Bayou Bartholomew (Bartholomew Lake)...
The Bayou Corne sinkhole (French: Doline de Bayou Corne) was created from a collapsed underground salt dome cavern operated by Texas Brine Company and...
Irish Bayou is a community along a body of water of the same name within the legal boundaries of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, but separated from...
Julien Bayou (born 11 June 1980) is a French activist, lawyer and politician who has represented the 5th constituency of Paris in the National Assembly...
Fire on the Bayou is the sixth studio album by the funk band The Meters. This was the band's first album with Cyril Neville as a member. At the time,...
Bayou Lafourche (/ləˈfuːʃ/ lə-FOOSH), originally called Chetimachas River or La Fourche des Chetimaches, (the fork of the Chitimacha), is a 106-mile-long...
Basin Bayou is a bayou that is fed by Basin Creek and flows out to the Choctawhatchee Bay. Florida State Road 20 crosses the bayou at its mouth. The settlement...
Johnson Bayou High School is a senior high school (grades PK–12) in the community of Johnson Bayou, Louisiana. It is a part of the Cameron Parish School...
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