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 | |
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Kisatchie Bayou | |
Kisatchie Bayou | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Natchitoches |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Old River (Natchitoches Parish), Bayou Brevelle |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 31°35′08″N 93°01′20″W |
Length | 38 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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