Washita River

Washita River
River, west-and south-central Oklahoma, U.S. It rises in northwestern Texas and flows east across the Oklahoma boundary, then southeast to south-central Oklahoma, and south into the Red River.

It is 626 mi (1,007 km) long. The Battle of the Washita (November 1868), in which Gen. George Custer attacked a Cheyenne Indian encampment, took place near Cheyenne.

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river, Oklahoma-Texas, United States
also spelled  Ouachita,  

      river rising in the Texas Panhandle, northwestern Texas, U.S. It flows east across the Oklahoma boundary, then southeast to south-central Oklahoma, and south into Lake Texoma, formed by Denison Dam in the Red River, downstream from the former mouth of the Washita at Woodville, Okla. The river, 626 miles (1,007 km) long and draining 8,018 square miles (20,767 square km), flows past Cheyenne, Clinton, Mountain View, Anadarko, Chickasha, Pauls Valley, and Davis. Dams (the Foss, and the Fort Cobb on Pond Creek) have been built to create reservoirs along its course. For most of the year, except for some periods of rainfall in spring and early summer, the stream bed is dry. From Anadarko to Lake Texoma, increased rainfall has created a permanent winding stream that is sluggish and subject to severe floods. Southeast of Davis, the Washita has cut a gorge into the Arbuckle Mountains 350 feet (107 m) deep and 15 miles (24 km) long. The Battle of the Washita (November 1868), in which General George A. Custer attacked a Cheyenne Indian encampment, took place near Cheyenne. The river's name is from the Indian tribal name Wichita.

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