Kisatchie Bayou

Kisatchie Bayou is a series of interconnected, natural waterways totaling over 38 miles in length in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, and Sabine Parish, Louisiana. The bayou is a tributary of Old River at Isle Brevelle. The bayou runs through a large portion of Kisatchie National Forest, the only national forest in the State of Louisiana.

Kisatchie Bayou
Kisatchie Bayou
Kisatchie Bayou
Location
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishNatchitoches
Physical characteristics
SourceOld River (Natchitoches Parish), Bayou Brevelle
Mouth 
  coordinates
31°35′08″N 93°01′20″W
Length38 miles (61 km)

Kisatchie Falls, located on Kisatchie Bayou, is the only Class II rapids in Louisiana.

The Man in the Moon (1991 film) was filmed at Kisatchie Bayou. Several of the swimming scenes with actress Reese Witherspoon were filmed at the bayou and the falls.

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