| Bayou Bartholomew | |
|---|---|
 Bayou Bartholomew near Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
 Bayou Bartholomew | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 34°17′01″N 92°10′11″W / 34.28361°N 92.16972°W |
| Mouth | Ouachita River |
• coordinates | 32°43′22″N 92°03′50″W / 32.7228°N 92.0639°W |
| Length | 364 miles (586 km) |
Bayou Bartholomew is the longest bayou in the world,[1] meandering approximately 364 miles (586 km) in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana.[2]
It starts northwest of the city of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in the Hardin community, winds through parts of Jefferson, Lincoln, Desha, Drew, Chicot, and Ashley counties in Arkansas, and Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, and eventually enters the Ouachita River after passing the northernmost tip of Ouachita Parish, near Sterlington, Louisiana. The bayou serves as the primary border separating the Arkansas Delta from the Arkansas Timberlands.
- ^ "Bayou Bartholomew". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 3, 2011