| Bayou Manchac | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parishes | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near the Mississippi River south of Baton Rouge |
| • coordinates | 30°19′01″N 91°08′16″W / 30.3169°N 91.1379°W |
| Mouth | Amite River |
• coordinates | 30°20′44″N 90°53′31″W / 30.34556°N 90.89194°W |
| Length | 18 miles (29 km) |
Bayou Manchac is an 18-mile-long (29 km)[1] bayou in southeast Louisiana, USA. First called the Iberville River ("rivière d'Iberville") by its French discoverers,[2][3] the bayou was once a very important waterway linking the Mississippi River (west end) to the Amite River (east end).[4][3] East Baton Rouge Parish lies on its northern side, while its southern side is divided between Ascension Parish (to the east) and Iberville Parish (to the west). The large unincorporated community of Prairieville and the city of St. Gabriel both lie on its southern side.
- ^ 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
- ^ A Map of part of West Florida : from Pensacola to the mouth of the Iberville River, with a view to shew the proper spot for a settlement on the Mississippi, [London] : [Publisher not identified], [1772], https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3860.ar165000/?r=-0.063,0.075,0.335,0.151,0, last accessed 10 Feb 2019.
- ^ a b Suite du cours du fleuve St. Louis depuis la rivière d'Iberville jusq'à celle des Yasous, et les parties connues de la Rivière Rouge et la Rivière Noire, https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4042m.ar077900/?r=0.549,0.465,0.411,0.185,0, last accessed 10 Feb 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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