Tensas River

The Tensas River is a river in in the . The river, known as Tensas Bayou in its upper reaches, begins in in the northeast corner of the state and runs roughly southwest for 177 miles more or less in parallel with the .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river–bayou system in the United States of America
  • Also known as: Bayou Des Tainsas”, “Bayouc Des Tainsas”, “Bayu Tinsas”, “Le Tensa River”, “Riviere D’Argent”, “Riviere Des Yazou”, “Tensas Bayou and Tensas River”, and “Tensaw River

Tensas River

Latitude
31.63156° or 31° 37′ 54″ north
Longitude
-91.80568° or 91° 48′ 20″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
863CJ5JV+JP
Geo­Names ID
4343284
Wiki­data ID
Q3433833
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Tensas River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر تينساس
  • Catalan: Tensas
  • Cebuano: Tensas River
  • Chinese: 滕薩斯河
  • Dutch: Tensas
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر تينساس
  • French: bayou Tensas
  • French: rivière Tensas
  • French: Tensas
  • Irish: Abhainn Tensas
  • Japanese: テンソー川
  • Venetian: Tensas
  • Welsh: Afon Tensas

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