bayous

/ˈbʌɪuː/

noun

(in the southern US) a marshy outlet of a lake or river.

Alabama’s Gulf Coast extends over 32 miles of beaches along the Gulf of Mexico and inland areas of live oaks and pines, freshwater lakes, rivers, bayous, and coves, all showing an abundance of birds.

marsh,marshland,swamp,swampland,sump,mire,quagmire,quag,morass,slough,fen,fenland,wetland,carr