Talk:Bayou

Mississipi River Delta versus Mississipi Delta

I have edited the page to reflect that bayous are found in the Mississipi River Delta area, not in upstate Mississipi, which often goes by the name "Mississipi Delta" (e.g. where "Delta Blues" come from). The bayous are a direct result of this river's (and other rivers besides the Miss) slow meandering through the southern parts of Louisiana and Mississipi, but to a great extent Louisiana. The so-called "delta" region 100+ miles to the north of the actual delta just south of Tennessee has no bayous. The geological feature described here is to the south and west, where water slowly filters through to the Gulf of Mexico.--68.255.104.17 (talk) 02:01, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

Pronunciation

I was in the Monroe-Winnsoboro region, this past weekend, and heard the word mostly pronounced "bough." Is this common? Izuko (talk) 12:04, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Etymology

The ninth edition of the dictionary of Académie Française, which is authoritative, gives the etymology of the word as being from the Choctaw bajuk. I am therefore deleting the alternative etymology from bas-lieu. Mrrhum (talk) 00:47, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Image: Aerial photo of a body of water

The "body of water" in the photo looks like a river, not a bayou. Please justify including or remove, or find a better photo. P0mbal (talk) 19:27, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

It is a picture of the Houston Ship Channel. Although it is fed by several bayous, including the Buffalo, the Braes and the Sims, I'm not sure the channel itself can be considered a "bayou." Vox Univoaks (talk) 07:51, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

It's still there, adding nothing to the article. I genuinely didn't understand the connection and was about to create a section here when I found this existing discussion. At the very least the article should contain text explaining the relevance. --Ef80 (talk) 16:17, 4 September 2015 (UTC)

Bayous in Japan

Are there any bayous in Japan? 188.218.121.179 (talk) 23:18, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

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