Atchafalaya River

The Atchafalaya River ( , ) is a  distributary of the Mississippi River and Red River in south central Louisiana in the United States. It flows south, just west of the Mississippi River, and is the fifth largest river in North America. 

The name Atchafalaya comes from Choctaw for 'long river', from , 'river', and , 'long'.

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Category:Rivers of Louisiana