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Ouachita River
(redirected from Washita River)

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Ouachita River
A river, about 965 km (600 mi) long, rising in the Ouachita Mountains of western Arkansas and flowing east, southeast, and south into eastern Louisiana.
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Noun1.Ouachita River - a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red RiverOuachita River - a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
Arkansas, Land of Opportunity, AR - a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War


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Under direct orders from Sheridan, General George Custer led his army battalion in a surprise attack on the sleeping villages of Cheyenne, Arapahoe and other groups camped along the Washita River in what is now Oklahoma.
It has since been found in the Saline and Washita rivers of Arkansas and Missouri, but it is still endangered, confined to the fringes of its former ranges due to dams, habitat loss, and pollution.
Custer's 7th Cavalry attack at the Washita River in November 1868 and the following winter pursuit did just that.
 
 
 
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