The Rigolets
The Rigolets is a 8-mile-long deepwater tidal strait in Louisiana. "Rigolets" comes from the word rigole, French for 'trench' or 'gutter'. The name is now locally pronounced "RIG-uh-leez".- Inlet
- Also known as“Bayou Rigolets”“Grosse Chenaux”“Pass Regolets”“Regolets”“Rigolets”“Rigolets Pass”“The Riggolets”
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
30.15436° or 30° 9′ 16″ north
Longitude
-89.62533° or 89° 37′ 31″ west
Open location code
862G593F+PV
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