Bayou Lafourche
Bayou Lafourche (/ləˈfuːʃ/ lə-FOOSH), originally called Chetimachas River or La Fourche des Chetimaches, (the fork of the Chitimacha), is a 106-mile-long (171 km) 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." It flows through parts of Ascension, Assumption, and Lafourche parishes. Today, approximately 300,000 Louisiana residents drink water drawn from the bayou.
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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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