Bayou
Slow marshy waterway
A bayou is a slow-moving, marshy body of water, typically a creek or small river found in the lowlands of the American South, especially Louisiana.
Bayous are associated with swampy terrain, cypress trees, and the distinctive culture of Cajun country: We paddled through the bayou at dusk.
The word comes from Choctaw.
Durable-wooded coniferous evergreen
- alligatorLarge American swamp reptile
- Spanish mossEpiphytic Southern plant
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
- heronLong-legged waterside bird
egret · water moccasin · catfish · tupelo · nutria · bullfrog · dragonfly · lily pad
Waterlogged land with vegetation
- marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
creek · inlet · backwater · estuary · slough · bog · lowland · floodplain
cypress
Durable-wooded coniferous evergreen
- alligatorLarge American swamp reptile
- Spanish mossEpiphytic Southern plant
- crawfishSmall freshwater lobster relative
heron · egret · water moccasin · catfish · tupelo · nutria · bullfrog · dragonfly · lily pad · pelican
swamp
Waterlogged land with vegetation
Louisiana · creek · inlet · backwater · estuary · slough · bog · lowland · floodplain · tributary
Cajun
Louisiana's French descendants
pirogue · fishing · trapping · shrimping · accordion · jambalaya · crawfish boil · French · Acadian · boudin
murky
Dark and unclear
- humidContaining much moisture
- languidWeak and without vigor
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
sultry · still · shadowy · haunting · primordial · misty · eerie · muggy · secluded · timeless
- LouisianaNew Orleans, Baton Rouge, Bourbon Street, Shreveport, French Quarter
- KawasakiNinja, Vulcan, Mule, H2, Voyager
- New Orleans AreaNew Orleans, French Quarter, Ninth Ward, Lake Pontchartrain, Bourbon Street
Bayourapids
Turbulent river section
torrent · cascade · whitewater · cataract · mountain stream
Bayoudesert
To leave behind completely
mountain peak · tundra · mesa · highland · sand dunes
Bayoualpine lake
High-altitude mountain water
open ocean · deep sea · spring-fed pool · glacial lake · open water
- Louisiana bayouMarshy Southern waterway
- bayou townCommunity near sluggish waterways
- down the bayou