St. Landry parish, Louisiana (LA), United States, North America
Latitude
29°45'N
Longitude
unknown
Vermilion River
, c.72 mi/116 km long, S La.;
formed by small streams S of Opelousas (St. Landry parish); flows S,
past Lafayette and Abbeville, to Vermilion Bay. Navigable (shallow
draft) for 49 mi/79 km above mouth; crossed by
Intracoastal Waterway 1 mi/2 km N of its
mouth. Shallow draft port 6 mi/10 km above
mouth at Esther; 29°45'N, 92°09'W. Named after the red color of the
river bluffs.
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