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Washita River

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Washita River

River in Texas and Oklahoma; 800 km/500 mi long. It rises near Miami, Roberts County, in the north Texas Panhandle, and flows east into Oklahoma. The river winds southeast across Oklahoma, through dam-created Foss Lake and past Anadarko and Chickasha, into Lake Texoma, where its waters join those of the Red River. Its name is sometimes spelled Ouachita.
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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.
Greene, Jerome A. Washita; the U.S. Army and the Southern Cheyennes, ... by Moore, Patricia / Kliatt
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.
Mussels on road to recovery at Genoa NFH by Springer, Craig / Endangered Species Update
Custer's 7th Cavalry attack at the Washita River in November 1868 and the following winter pursuit did just that.
Army Engineers in the West by W. Dunn, Dr. James / Engineer: The Professional Bulletin for Army Engineers
 
 
 
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