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'''Dorcheat Bayou''', also known as '''Bayou Dorcheat''',<ref>{{gnis|553449|Bayou Dorcheat}}</ref> formerly Bayou Dauchite,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/GAZVECTOR.feat_card?p_file=3785|title= U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Dorcheat: Decision Card}}</ref> is a 115-mile long<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed June 3, 2011</ref> stream in the [[United States]] that extends from  Nevada County in southwestern [[Arkansas]] through County]] and into Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]] before emptying into Lake Bistineau east of the village of Doyline in south Webster Parish..<ref name=lebreton>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=N6a-9ZHqz8oC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=dorcheat+bayoiu&source=bl&ots=DtJOfecT_k&sig=kMu3l8r5zzp5ggx6hYxuAuvqeAo&hl=en&ei=5NuRSuCxNZeQtger88DOBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=&f=false|author=Marietta M. LeBreton|title="Bayou Dorcheat" in ''The Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana'' by Edwin Adams  Davis|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>  

'''Dorcheat Bayou''', also known as '''Bayou Dorcheat''',<ref>{{gnis|553449|Bayou Dorcheat}}</ref> formerly Bayou Dauchite,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gazpublic/GAZVECTOR.feat_card?p_file=3785|title= U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bayou Dorcheat: Decision Card}}</ref> is a 115-mile long<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed June 3, 2011</ref> stream in the [[United States]] that extends from  Nevada County in southwestern [[Arkansas]] through Columbia County and into Webster Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]] before emptying into Lake Bistineau east of the village of Doyline in south Webster Parish.<ref name=lebreton>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=N6a-9ZHqz8oC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=dorcheat+bayoiu&source=bl&ots=DtJOfecT_k&sig=kMu3l8r5zzp5ggx6hYxuAuvqeAo&hl=en&ei=5NuRSuCxNZeQtger88DOBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=&f=false|author=Marietta M. LeBreton|title="Bayou Dorcheat" in ''The Rivers and Bayous of Louisiana'' by Edwin Adams  Davis|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>  

To the south, Lake Bistineau joins Loggy Bayou to form a continuous passage of water into the Red River. Sometimes called "the heart of Webster Parish," Dorcheat is known for its "unending bounty of sights and sound" of nature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bayoudorcheat.com/|title=Bayou Dorcheat|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>​

To the south, Lake Bistineau joins Loggy Bayou to form a continuous passage of water into the Red River. Sometimes called "the heart of Webster Parish," Dorcheat is known for its "unending bounty of sights and sound" of nature.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bayoudorcheat.com/|title=Bayou Dorcheat|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref>​

In the 19th century, Dorcheat was navigable for three to six months per year as far as [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government for Webster Parish.<ref name=lebreton/> Wharves and warehouses were built along the bayou, as [[steamboat]]s brought supplies to the outlying areas and then returned with mainly [[cotton]] to the large market available in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=lebreton/>

In the 19th century, Dorcheat was navigable for three to six months per year as far as [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]], the seat of government for Webster Parish.<ref name=lebreton/> Wharves and warehouses were built along the bayou, as [[steamboat]]s brought supplies to the outlying areas and then returned with mainly [[cotton]] to the large market available in [[New Orleans]].<ref name=lebreton/>

 

The land along the bayou was settled by the Caddo [[Indians]]. The names "Dorcheat" and "Bistineau" come from the Caddo and mean "people" and "big broth," respectively, the latter a reference to floating plant debris still found  in the lake. In 1835, the Caddo signed a treaty with the United States government and left the Dorcheat country. A few white traders, trappers, and hunters had arrived in the area even before the Indians left. The early settlers used the Dorcheat because of log jams on the Red River, which were later eliminated by Captain Henry Miller Shreve (1785 – 1851), for whom [[Shreveport]] is named.<ref name=lebreton/>​

The land along the bayou was settled by the Caddo [[Indians]]. The names "Dorcheat" and "Bistineau" come from the Caddo and mean "people" and "big broth," respectively, the latter a reference to floating plant debris still found  in the lake. In 1835, the Caddo signed a treaty with the United States government and left the Dorcheat country. A few white traders, trappers, and hunters had arrived in the area even before the Indians left. The early settlers used the Dorcheat because of log jams on the Red River, which were later eliminated by Captain Henry Miller Shreve (1785 – 1851), for whom [[Shreveport]] is named.<ref name=lebreton/>​

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