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Bayou

In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou (/ˈbaɪ.uː, ˈbaɪ.oʊ/ ⓘ) is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, or wetland. They typically contain brackish water highly conducive to fish life and plankton. Bayous are commonly found…

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Bayou

Nodes101
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Avg. degree1.98
Density0.019802
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related to Agriculture · 17
Bayou → Agricultural, Cow Oak, DDT, Despite, Environmental Protection Agency, Farming, Howden, Hyalella, Inhibiting, Mississippi River, Mississippi River Delta, Roundaway, Row, The, This, United States, While
related to Etymology · 17
Bayou → After, American English, An, Arkansas Territory, As, Bayou Têche, Cajun, Choctaw, Congress, Creole, IPA-label-small, Louisiana, Louisiana Creoles, Louisiana French, Pine Buyou, The, US
related to Geography · 13
Bayou → Alabama, Bayou City, Cajun, Choctaw, Creole, Everglades, French, Gulf Coast, Houston, Mobile, New Orleans, South Florida, The
related to Oil spills · 11
Bayou → Barataria Bay, Deepwater Horizon, In, Ingested, Louisiana, Matted, Oil, Several, Such, The, This
related to Environmental risks · 8
Bayou → Anthropogenic, Bayous, Coastal, Louisiana, Many, Over, Rising, When
see also · 8
Bayou → Australian, Backswamp, Environment, Greg MacGillivrayOxbow, Hydrologic, Type, U-shaped, Wetlands
related to Geomorphology · 6
Bayou → Bayous, Because, In, Louisiana, These, They
related to Notable examples · 5
Bayou → Armand BayouBayou BartholomewBayou BrevelleBayou, BayouCypress Bayou, CorneBayou La BatreBayou LafourcheBayou, JohnBayou TecheBig Bayou CanotBuffalo, St

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bayous oil also water river found louisiana often associated wetland land many spills impervious surfaces sediment southern united states typically

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watersnakesinstance ofand snakes0.80text
swampsnakesinstance ofand snakes0.80text
mudsnakesinstance ofand snakes0.80text
crayfish snakesinstance ofand snakes0.80text
and cottonmouthsinstance ofand snakes0.80text
white-tailed deerinstance ofBayous are also home to semi-aquatic mammals such as beavers and river otters and land mammals0.80text
black bearsinstance ofBayous are also home to semi-aquatic mammals such as beavers and river otters and land mammals0.80text
bobcatsinstance ofBayous are also home to semi-aquatic mammals such as beavers and river otters and land mammals0.80text
and raccoonsinstance ofBayous are also home to semi-aquatic mammals such as beavers and river otters and land mammals0.80text
runoff from nearby urban communitiesinstance ofBayous are susceptible to pollution0.80text
aluminuminstance ofof which has been associated with influxes of metals0.80text
copperinstance ofof which has been associated with influxes of metals0.80text

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