bayou vs river basin

bayou

noun
  • A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river. 

  • A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water. 

river basin

noun
  • An extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a river or series of rivers. 

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