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Bayou Lafourche
River in Louisiana, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bayou Lafourche (/ləˈfuːʃ/ lə-FOOSH[1]), originally called Chetimachas River[2] or La Fourche des Chetimaches,[3] (the fork of the Chitimacha), is a 106-mile-long (171 km)[4] bayou in southeastern Louisiana, United States, that flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The bayou is flanked by Louisiana Highway 1 on the west and Louisiana Highway 308 on the east, and is known as "the longest Main Street in the world."[5] It flows through parts of Ascension, Assumption, and Lafourche parishes. Today, approximately 300,000 Louisiana residents drink water drawn from the bayou.[6]
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![]() 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. | |
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Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
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Source | Mississippi River |
• location | Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
• coordinates | 30°6′N 91°0′W |
Mouth | Gulf of Mexico |
• location | Between Timbalier Bay and Caminada Bay |
• coordinates | 29°N 90°W |
Length | 106 miles (171 km) |
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