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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
Near junction with Red River Little River (Canadian River) 360: Near Sasakwa Baron Fork: 329: Near Eldon: Blue River: 320: Near Blue Spavinaw Creek: 307: Near Eucha: Black Bear Creek: 221: Near Pawnee: Salt Fork Red River: 239: Near Elmer: East Cache Creek: 223: Near Walters: Mud Creek: 186: Near Courtney Deep Red Creek: 168: Near Randlett ...
Float fishing in the Ozarks became a commercial activity when the railroads brought wealthy sportsmen. A new book shares the history of float trips.
The route then crosses the Washita River and continues north through the incorporated town of Pocasset. Further north, in Minco, the highway begins a brief concurrency with SH-37. After one mile (1.6 km) following US-81, SH-37 splits away to the west, while SH-152 joins US-81 at the same intersection.
Did a float trip with C.W. Gusewelle on the Niangua help equip The Star’s reporter to lead an expedition along Russia’s Lena River? Charles Hammer likes to think so.
In 1868, the U.S. carried out a surprise attack on Cheyenne families near the Washita River. The land is now a national historic site.
William Wilkerson Morris (born about 1843) was an American soldier who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions from September 9 to 11, 1874, during the Battle of the Upper Washita River in the Red River War, a part of the American Indian Wars.
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]