Bayou Macon is a bayou in

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and

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. It begins in

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, and flows south, between the

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to its west and the

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to its east, before joining Joe's Bayou south of

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, Louisiana. Bayou Macon is about long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed June 3, 2011 The bayou area saw action during the American Civil War including from the

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in May 1863 in the areas then known as Caledonia and Pin Hook. Bridge over Bayou Macon east of Epps, LA IMG_7435

The Bayou Macon Wildlife Management Area comprises 6,919 acres in

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and was acquired by the

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in 1991.

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External links

Columbia Encyclopedia entry Bayou Macon watershed -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Bayou Macon watershed -- Arkansas Natural Resources Commission Bayou Macon Wildlife Management Area (Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife & Fisheries)
* Rivers of Arkansas Rivers of Louisiana Tributaries of the Red River of the South Rivers of Chicot County, Arkansas Rivers of Desha County, Arkansas {{Louisiana-river-stub