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bayous

noun

plural of bayou

as in tributaries

a stream that flows into a larger body of water a small creek that is the bayou of a larger stream

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tributaries

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Wildlife managers and volunteers will be closing more than 14 miles of stream and tributaries in Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday to start a weeklong operation meant to clear new habitat for Colorado's state fish.

— Logan Smith, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
In Michigan, the only state entirely within the watershed, officials are testing 200 tributaries for microplastics.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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