List Of Rivers In Louisiana
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List of rivers of Louisiana ( U.S. state).


By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.


Gulf of Mexico


East of the Mississippi

* Pearl River **
Bogue Chitto River The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana. ''Bogue Chitto'' is a name derived f ...
*'' The Rigolets'' **'' Lake St. Catherine'' ***'' Lake Pontchartrain'' ****
Lacombe Bayou Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France People * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot * Bernard ...
**** Tchefuncte River ***** Bogue Falaya ******
Abita River The Abita River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 river in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It is a tributary of the Bogue Falaya, wh ...
**** Tangipahoa River *****
Sims Creek Sims Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 tributary of the Tangipahoa River in the 8th Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It flows generally southea ...
**** Pass Manchac *****'' Lake Maurepas'' ****** Tickfaw River ******* Natalbany River ********
Ponchatoula Creek Ponchatoula Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 tributary of the Natalbany River in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The two waterways join where a sect ...
******* Blood River ****** Amite River ******* Bayou Manchac ******* Comite River ****** Blind River ******* Petite Amite River ******** New River *
Bayou Bienvenue Bayou Bienvenue is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 bayou and "ghost swamp" in southeastern Louisiana. It runs along the political border between Orleans P ...


Mississippi River

* Mississippi River


=Distributaries

= * Bayou Lafourche * Atchafalaya River ** Bayou Cocodrie ** Bayou Teche ***
Bayou Boeuf Kraemer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 934. Its ZIP code is 70371. It is also known as Bayou Boeuf. Demographics Education Lafourche Parish Public ...
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Bayou Long 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 ...
*** Belle River **** Big Goddel Bayou *****
Bay Natchez A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narr ...
****** Chopin Chute *******
Lower Grand River Lower may refer to: *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is situated about five miles south west of Dursley, eight ...
******** Upper Grand River ********
Bayou Plaquemine Bayou Plaquemine Brulé (; historically spelled ''Plakemine''; translated to ''"burnt persimmon bayou"'') is a waterway in the Mermentau River basin of south Louisiana. The bayou is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high- ...
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Rouge Bayou Rouge is the French word for " red" and may refer to: Compounds * Rouge (cosmetics), a cosmetic used to color the cheeks and emphasize the cheekbones * Jeweler's rouge or iron(III) oxide * Rouging, a form of corrosion applicable to stainless ...
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Bayou Jack 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 ...
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Bayou des Glaises 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 ...


=Tributaries

= * Bayou Pierre * Coles Creek * Yazoo River *Red River


=Red River

= * Red River ** Black River *** Little River **** Castor Creek ****
Dugdemona River The Dugdemona River (pronounced ''dug-duh-mona'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 3, 2011 tributary of the Little River in north-central Louisiana in the United ...
*** Tensas River **** Bayou Macon *** Ouachita River **** Boeuf River ***** Bayou Bonne Idee ***** Bayou Lafourche (Boeuf River tributary) *****
Big Creek Big Creek may refer to: In Australia * Big Creek, Tasmania, a tributary of the Inglis River in Tasmania, Australia In Belize * Big Creek, Belize, a sea port in Belize In Canada * Big Creek (British Columbia), a tributary of the Chilcotin River * ...
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Bayou D'Arbonne 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 ...
***** Cornie Bayou ****
Bayou de Loutre 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 ...
**** Bayou Bartholomew ** Cane River ** Saline Bayou *** Black Lake Bayou ** Bayou Pierre *** Prairie River **
Loggy Bayou Loggy Bayou is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 stream in northwestern Louisiana which connects Lake Bistineau with the Red River. Bistineau is the reservoir ...
*** Flat River ****
Red Chute Bayou Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary ...
***** Bodcau Bayou *** Dorcheat Bayou ** Cross Bayou *** Twelvemile Bayou ****
Black Bayou Black Bayou is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 river in Texas and Louisiana. It is a tributary of Twelvemile Bayou, which feeds Cross Bayou and consequentl ...


Gulf west of the Mississippi

* Vermilion River **
Bayou Carencro 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 ...
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Bayou Fusilier 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 ...
*** Bayou Bourbeux * Mermentau River ** Bayou Queue de Tortue ** Bayou Nezpique ** Bayou des Cannes ***
Bayou Mallet 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 ...
** Bayou Plaquemine Brule ***
Bayou Wikoff Bayou Wikoff is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 bayou in southern Louisiana in the United States. It is named after William Wikoff, a large property owner i ...
* Calcasieu River **
West Fork Calcasieu River West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...
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Houston River Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
** Ouiski Chitto Creek * Sabine River ** Old River **
Bayou Anacoco 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. The ...


Alphabetically

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Abita River The Abita River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 river in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It is a tributary of the Bogue Falaya, wh ...
* Amite River * Antoine Creek * Atchafalaya River *
Bay Natchez A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narr ...
* Bayou Bartholomew *
Bayou Bienvenue Bayou Bienvenue is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 bayou and "ghost swamp" in southeastern Louisiana. It runs along the political border between Orleans P ...
* Bayou Bourbeux *
Bayou Bonfouca 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 ...
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Bayou Carencro 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 ...
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Bayou Chicot Bayou Chicot is an unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located due north of Ville Platte. About Bayou Chicot is home to Chicot State Park, which features the largest man-made lake in the state. Also in ...
* Bayou Choupic *
Bayou Courtableau 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 ...
* Bayou des Cannes *
Bayou des Glaises 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 ...
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Bayou Fusilier 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 ...
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Bayou Jack 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 ...
* Bayou Lafourche, Mississippi River distributary * Bayou Lafourche (Boeuf River tributary) *
Bayou Long 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 ...
* Bayou Macon *
Bayou Mallet 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 ...
* Bayou Manchac * Bayou Nezpique * Bayou Pierre * Bayou Pierre * Bayou Plaquemine Brule *
Bayou Plaquemine (Grand River tributary) Bayou Plaquemine Brulé (; historically spelled ''Plakemine''; translated to ''"burnt persimmon bayou"'') is a waterway in the Mermentau River basin of south Louisiana. The bayou is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high- ...
* Bayou Queue de Tortue * Bayou Teche *
Bayou Wikoff Bayou Wikoff is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 20, 2011 bayou in southern Louisiana in the United States. It is named after William Wikoff, a large property owner i ...
* Big Goddel Bayou *
Black Bayou Black Bayou is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 river in Texas and Louisiana. It is a tributary of Twelvemile Bayou, which feeds Cross Bayou and consequentl ...
* Black Lake Bayou * Black River * Blind River * Boeuf River *
Bogue Chitto River The Bogue Chitto River is a stream in the U.S. states of Louisiana and Mississippi. It is a tributary of the Pearl River. The river passes through the Bogue Chitto State Park in Washington Parish, Louisiana. ''Bogue Chitto'' is a name derived f ...
* Bogue Falaya * Calcasieu River * Cane River * Castor Creek * Chopin Chute * Coles Creek * Comite River * Dorcheat Bayou *
Dugdemona River The Dugdemona River (pronounced ''dug-duh-mona'') is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed June 3, 2011 tributary of the Little River in north-central Louisiana in the United ...
* Flat River *
Houston River Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
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Irish Bayou Irish Bayou is a community along a body of water of the same name within the legal boundaries of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, but separated from the rest of the city by undeveloped wetlands. It falls within a group of communities collect ...
* Little River - tributary of the Black (Ouachita) River *
Loggy Bayou Loggy Bayou is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 stream in northwestern Louisiana which connects Lake Bistineau with the Red River. Bistineau is the reservoir ...
* Mermentau River * Mississippi River * Natalbany River * New River * Old River (Louisiana), in Pointe Coupee and West Feliciana parishes * Old River (Sabine River tributary) * Ouachita River * Ouiski Chitto Creek * Pass Manchac * Pearl River *
Ponchatoula Creek Ponchatoula Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 tributary of the Natalbany River in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. The two waterways join where a sect ...
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Prairie River (Louisiana) Prairie River may refer to: Rivers in the United States * Prairie River, in Louisiana, a tributary of Bayou Pierre * Prairie River (Michigan), a tributary of the St. Joseph River * Prairie River (Big Sandy Lake), in Minnesota * Prairie River (Mis ...
* Red River *
Rouge Bayou Rouge is the French word for " red" and may refer to: Compounds * Rouge (cosmetics), a cosmetic used to color the cheeks and emphasize the cheekbones * Jeweler's rouge or iron(III) oxide * Rouging, a form of corrosion applicable to stainless ...
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Rigolets Rigolets is a 12.9 kilometer (8 mi) long deepwater strait in Louisiana. "Rigolets" comes from the word ''rigole'', French for 'trench' or 'gutter'. The name is now locally pronounced "RIG-uh-leez". The strait begins at and follows a genera ...
* Sabine River * Saline Bayou *
Sims Creek Sims Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed June 20, 2011 tributary of the Tangipahoa River in the 8th Ward of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It flows generally southea ...
* Tangipahoa River * Tchefuncte River * Tensas River * Tickfaw River * Twelvemile Bayou * Vermilion River * Yazoo River


References


USGS Geographic Names Information System
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Louisiana (1974)


See also

* List of rivers in the United States {{Louisiana Louisiana
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