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Atchafalaya

Atchafalaya , navigable river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, S central La. The Atchafalaya meanders south, in a former channel of the Mississippi, to the Gulf of Mexico. A distributary of the Red and Mississippi rivers, the Atchafalaya flows to the Gulf through an extensive system of guide levees and floodways. Important to the agriculture and energy industries of the region, the system serves as a flood control for the lower Mississippi, especially around New Orleans.

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Bayou Teche

Bayou Teche , 125 mi (201 km) long, S La., formed by tributary bayous and flowing SE to the Atchafalaya River near Morgan City. Navigable for more than 100 mi (161 km), it flows through a fertile sugarcane area. Bayou Teche was the setting for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 's Evangeline.

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	Solid State Announces Sale of Atchafalaya Bay Project. Business Wire; 2/26/1996
	USA: WEEKS MARINE AWARDED CONTRACT FOR DREDGING, ATCHAFALAYA BAY. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 7/23/2009
	Storm data and unusual weather phenomena.(GULF OF MEXICO-NEW MEXICO, Southeast) Magazine article from: Storm Data; 11/1/2006

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