Bayou Desiard
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| Bayou Desiard | |
|---|---|
 Bayou Desiard in Monroe, Louisiana | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Louisiana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bartholomew Lake, Black Bayou Lake and Mill Bayou |
| Mouth | Ouachita River |
• location | Monroe, Louisiana |
• coordinates | 32°33′14″N 92°07′30″W / 32.5538°N 92.1251°W |
| Length | 28 mile length |
| Basin size | 21,349 acres |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Arkansas River, Ouachita River |
Bayou Desiard is a bayou in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana and Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.[1][2] The bayou receives inflow from Bayou Bartholomew (Bartholomew Lake), Black Bayou Lake and Mill Bayou and flows through downtown Monroe, Louisiana and the campus of the University of Louisiana at Monroe.[3] The Bayou Desiard Bridge crosses the bayou in Monroe.[4]
Originally, Bayou DeSiard formed the lower end of a historical channel of the Arkansas River and received inflow from the Ouachita River.[2] The bayou was impounded by an earthen levee in 1935 thereby diverting the flow to Bartholomew Lake and into Bayou Desiard. By an act of the Louisiana legislature on July 13, 1962, the Bayou DeSiard-Bayou Bartholomew Cut-Off Loop Water Conservation Board was created to build control structures and manage the water levels in the basin.[5]