Cow Bayou is a
bayou
In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou () is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), marshy lake, wetland, or creek. They ...
in
Orange County
Orange County most commonly refers to:
*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
and
Japser County in the U.S. state of
Texas. It was formed by the Gum Slough and Dognash Gully. The bayou runs through the cities of
Buna,
Mauriceville Vidor
Vidor is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Treviso, Veneto, north-eastern Italy.
Twin towns
Vidor is twinned with:
* Petritoli
Petritoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located abo ...
, and
Bridge City. There are 3 tributaries of the Cow Bayou, which includes Cole Creek, Terry Gully, and Coon Bayou.
History
In the early 1910s, the bayou was formed by rice farmers. Since rice production skyrocketed over there, By 1911 almost all farmers in Orange County were using the bayou. In 1940 the Cow Bayou Swing Bridge was created, the bridge was the last major component constructed along
Texas State Highway 87. The bridge is 806 feet tall and has 2 lanes. In 1963
Congress improved the bayou by constructing a channel 100 feet wide and thirteen feet deep for 7.7 miles from its mouth to
Orangefield. It wasnt till 1967 when the project came into effect since
oil wells were blocking the construction plan.
Fleash-Eating bacteria was found in September 17, 2022 when a resident went into the water. This is the first case of flesh eating bacteria in Orange County. Officals have been warning residents about the flesh eating bacteria since the attack.
Wildlife
Marine mammals:
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West Indian Manatee(very common)
*
Bottlenose Dolphin
Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals in the genus ''Tursiops.'' They are common, cosmopolitan members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Molecular studies show the genus definitively contains two species: the common ...
(common))
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Bull Shark(common)
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Hammerhead shark (very rarely)
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Blacktip shark
The blacktip shark (''Carcharhinus limbatus'') is a species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae. It is common to coastal tropical and subtropical waters around the world, including brackish habitats. Genetic analyses have re ...
(common)
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American alligator (very rare)
Smaller fish species:
File:Golden topminnow (Fundulus chrysotus) Mississippi (August 2014).jpg, Golden topminnow, Fundulus chrysotus, Mississippi
File:Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula), Brazos River system, Texas (Nov. 2004).jpg, Alligator gar, Atractosteus spatula, Brazos River system
Big fish species:
See also
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List of rivers in Texas
The list of rivers of Texas is a list of all named waterways, including rivers and streams that partially pass through or are entirely located within the U.S. state of Texas. Across the state, there are 3,700 named streams and 15 major rivers acco ...
References
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Rivers of Texas
Drainage basins of the Gulf of Mexico
Borders of Texas
Rivers of Orange County, Texas
Rivers of Jasper County, Texas
Wetlands of Texas