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The Washita River (/ ˈ w ɑː ʃ ɪ t ɑː /) is a river in the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma. The river is 295 miles (475 km) long and terminates at its confluence with the Red River , which is now part of Lake Texoma ( 33°55′N 96°35′W / 33.917°N 96.583°W / 33.917; -96.583 ) on the Texas–Oklahoma border
The Battle of the Washita River (also called Battle of the Washita or the Washita Massacre [4]) occurred on November 27, 1868, when Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry attacked Black Kettle's Southern Cheyenne camp on the Washita River (the present-day Washita Battlefield National Historic Site near Cheyenne, Oklahoma).
The Washita Battlefield National Historic Site is located just a few miles west of the town of Cheyenne, on the north side of Oklahoma State Highway 47.The main body of the site is located between SR 47A and the Washita River, with the visitor center located near the junction of 47 and 47A.
Washita River; By size. Mean flow in cubic feet of water per second (cfs). One cubic foot equals .0283 cubic meters. River cubic feet per second flow
Most of the conflict was fought near the Washita River. The site of the battle is located 10 miles East of State Highway 83 and 3 miles South of State Highway 33. [2] Big Bow, Big Tree, Guipago, Mamante, Satanta, [3] and the nephew [6] of Touhason, who is sometimes known as Touhason the Younger, were Kiowa leaders present at the battle ...
The Little Washita River is situated generally between Chickasha and Lawton in southwestern Oklahoma. [1] Its watershed comprises about 236 square miles (611 square kilometers) over parts of Caddo, Comanche, and Grady counties. [2] [1] The Little Washita is a tributary of the Washita River, [1] and joins that watercourse southeast of Chickasha. [3]
Washita, Oklahoma, Caddo County, Oklahoma; Washita Battlefield National Historic Site; Washita National Wildlife Refuge, Custer County, Oklahoma; Battle of Washita River; Fort Washita, Bryan County, Oklahoma; Little Washita River, Grady County, Oklahoma; Washita tribe of Native Americans from northeastern Louisiana along the Ouachita River.
The Ouachita River (/ ˈ w ɑː ʃ ɪ t ɑː / WAH-shi-taw) is a 605-mile-long (974 km) [2] river that runs south and east through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana, joining the Tensas River to form the Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana. It is the 25th-longest river in the United States (by main stem).