| Bayou Lafourche | |
|---|---|
 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. | |
 Bayou Lafourche | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parishes | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mississippi River |
| • location | Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
| • coordinates | 30°6′N 91°0′W / 30.100°N 91.000°W |
| Mouth | Gulf of Mexico |
• location | Between Timbalier Bay and Caminada Bay |
• coordinates | 29°N 90°W / 29°N 90°W |
| Length | 106 miles (171 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Cities | |
Bayou Lafourche (/ləˈfuːʃ/ lə-FOOSH[1]), originally called Chetimachas River[2] or La Fourche des Chetimaches[3] (the fork of the Chitimacha), is a 106-mile-long (171 km)[4] 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."[5] It flows through parts of Ascension, Assumption, and Lafourche parishes. Today, approximately 300,000 Louisiana residents drink water drawn from the bayou.[6]
- ^ "Bayou Lafourche (Part 1 of 4)". YouTube. December 5, 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Course Of The River Mississipi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres. Ross, Lieut. 1775" rumsey.geogarage.com
- ^ Christopher G. Peña (2004). Scarred by War: Civil War in Southeast Louisiana. AuthorHouse. pp. 14–. ISBN 978-1-4184-5544-6.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 20, 2011
- ^ Carl A. Brasseaux (2011). Acadiana: Louisiana's Historic Cajun Country. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-0-8071-3723-9.
- ^ "Bayou Lafourche Fresh Water District". Retrieved 2014-07-18.
Serving the citizens of Ascension, Assumption, Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes for over 50 years