Big Creek Bottom, commonly referred to as Big Creek, is a medium sized creek located in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. More specifically, it is located in the northeastern part of the parish near Marion, Louisiana. The creek is in prime location for game and has been determined to have had Native Americans surrounding it in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. This is evident by the arrowheads used to hunt game surrounding the areas of the creek. The Choctaw Indians were some of note to inhabit this area.
The creek is roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) long, though seems longer due to the winding nature of it through different types of terrain. The creek goes through hardwood bottoms, higher terrain of pine trees, and turns swampy in some areas. It is known by thousands of residents of north Louisiana for its beauty and the many types of wildlife it attracts and supports. White-tail deer use the creek year-round for a main water supply. Wood ducks also inhabit the creek year-round for the food sources of acorn trees that surround the creek and the insects that are located in the more swampy part of the creek. Though, the wood ducks inhabit the creek more in the fall and winter.
Big Creek Bottom is usually referred to by the natives as Big Creek except for the areas in very low terrain where it is more appropriately called Big Creek Bottom. The creek is ten yards wide in some places and can reach depths of eight feet in the winter, and can be as shallow as six inches (152 mm) in the summer.
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