Bayou Queue de Tortue (pronounced "KYOOD tor-TYOO", in Cajun French [t͡ʃœd.tɔɾ.t͡ʃy], translated to "turtle-tail bayou") is a waterway in the Mermentau River basin of southern Louisiana in the United States. The bayou is 55 miles (89 km) long[1] and is partly navigable.[2]
The area was first settled by the Attakapa Indian tribe. Bayou Queue de Tortue is believed to have been named for Chief Celestine La Tortue of the Attakapas nation.[4] This name is used to describe the early village near Rayne called Queue de Tortue.[5] The Queue de Tortue village was on property purchased from the Indians in 1801 by John Lyon, one of Acadia Parish's colonial settlers. He paid $87 for land on the south side of Bayou Queue de Tortue, in what is now Vermilion Parish, described as "fifty arpents front by the ordinary depth" of 40 arpents.[4]
In the 1940s Bayou Queue de Tortue flooded the town of Gueydan. Vermilion Parish constructed a small levee in the 1950s. This levee closed off normal flowage of Maree Michel Canal into Bayou Queue de Tortue, but also prevented floodwaters from inundating Gueydan during reverse flow or other flooding situations. From historical maps, this levee was increased in height and possible length from approximately 7 feet (2.1 m) to 12 feet (3.7 m) in height. Today, the bayou is silting, causing additional flooding in low-lying areas of Acadia Parish that kills the existing vegetation, which in turn increases erosion and sedimentation that fills the bayou.[3]
^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 20, 2011
^www.bartleby.com "Queue de Tortue, Bayou" January 17, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
^ abwww.mvn.usace.army.mil "Bayou Queue de Tortue" May 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ abwww.thecajuns.com "Arrow points and place names are reminders of Attakapas"
^www.rayne.org "A Tale of Three Cities" October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
bayou, queue, tortue, pronounced, kyood, tyoo, cajun, french, ʃœd, tɔɾ, translated, turtle, tail, bayou, waterway, mermentau, river, basin, southern, louisiana, united, states, bayou, miles, long, partly, navigable, mermentau, river, watershed, showing, mermen. Bayou Queue de Tortue pronounced KYOOD tor TYOO in Cajun French t ʃœd tɔɾ t ʃy translated to turtle tail bayou is a waterway in the Mermentau River basin of southern Louisiana in the United States The bayou is 55 miles 89 km long 1 and is partly navigable 2 Map of the Mermentau River watershed showing the Mermentau River and its 4 largest tributaries from left to right Bayou Nezpique Bayou des Cannes Bayou Plaquemine Brule and Bayou Queue de TortueThe bayou begins near Lafayette and forms the natural boundary separating Lafayette Parish and Acadia Parish to the west and Acadia Parish and Vermilion Parish to the south 3 The area was first settled by the Attakapa Indian tribe Bayou Queue de Tortue is believed to have been named for Chief Celestine La Tortue of the Attakapas nation 4 This name is used to describe the early village near Rayne called Queue de Tortue 5 The Queue de Tortue village was on property purchased from the Indians in 1801 by John Lyon one of Acadia Parish s colonial settlers He paid 87 for land on the south side of Bayou Queue de Tortue in what is now Vermilion Parish described as fifty arpents front by the ordinary depth of 40 arpents 4 In the 1940s Bayou Queue de Tortue flooded the town of Gueydan Vermilion Parish constructed a small levee in the 1950s This levee closed off normal flowage of Maree Michel Canal into Bayou Queue de Tortue but also prevented floodwaters from inundating Gueydan during reverse flow or other flooding situations From historical maps this levee was increased in height and possible length from approximately 7 feet 2 1 m to 12 feet 3 7 m in height Today the bayou is silting causing additional flooding in low lying areas of Acadia Parish that kills the existing vegetation which in turn increases erosion and sedimentation that fills the bayou 3 See also editList of rivers in LouisianaReferences edit U S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset high resolution flowline data The National Map Archived 2012 03 29 at the Wayback Machine accessed June 20 2011 www bartleby com Queue de Tortue Bayou Archived January 17 2005 at the Wayback Machine a b www mvn usace army mil Bayou Queue de Tortue Archived May 21 2011 at the Wayback Machine a b www thecajuns com Arrow points and place names are reminders of Attakapas www rayne org A Tale of Three Cities Archived October 13 2007 at the Wayback Machine 30 05 34 N 92 37 33 W 30 0927 N 92 6259 W 30 0927 92 6259 This article related to a river in Louisiana is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bayou Queue de Tortue amp oldid 1146920786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
