Bayou

Bayou Jikin ruwa ne da aka fi samunsa a cikin fili, ƙasa mara kyau. Yana iya nufin rafi mai saurin tafiya, kogi (sau da yawa tare da ƙarancin ma'anar bakin teku), tafkin marshy, dausayi, ko rafi. Yawanci suna ƙunshe da ruwa mai kauri mai matuƙar dacewa ga rayuwar kifin da plankton. Ana yawan samun Bayous a yankin Gulf Coast na kudancin Amurka, musamman a cikin kogin Mississippi Delta, ko da yake su ma sun kasance a wasu wurare.

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