Washita River
| Washita River | ||
 Washita River at Anadarko |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1101723 | |
| location | Texas and Oklahoma , USA | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Red River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | near Miami in Roberts County 35 ° 43'8 " N , 100 ° 25'58" W. |
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| muzzle | in Johnston County in Lake Texoma Coordinates: 34 ° 2 ′ 5 " N , 96 ° 34 ′ 41" W 34 ° 2 ′ 5 " N , 96 ° 34 ′ 41" W |
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| Mouth height |
188 m
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| length | 475 km | |
| Catchment area | 20,767 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge near Dickson |
NNQ (2012) MQ HHQ (1974) |
450 l / s 16.93 m³ / s 498.37 m³ / s |
 Course of the Washita River |
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The Washita River ( Pawnee : Awaastatkiicu) is a 475 km long left tributary of the Red River in the US states of Texas and Oklahoma . The river drains a 20,767 km² area in the eastern part of the Texas Panhandle and southwest Oklahoma.
course
The Washita River rises near Miami in Roberts County and flows mainly in a south-easterly direction to its confluence with the Red River, which is dammed up here to Lake Texoma . The river flows through the 107 m deep and 15 miles long Big Canyon in the Arbuckle Mountains and is dammed northwest of Elk City to Foss Lake .
history
The general and later President Zachary Taylor opened Fort Washita 31 km above the estuary in 1842, which was supposed to protect the settlers from attacks by the Choctaw and Chickasaw .
On November 27, 1868, the attack on Washita took place on the banks of the river . The 7th US Cavalry Regiment attacked a village of the Southern Cheyenne near today's Cheyenne .
Individual evidence
- ^ Washita River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Washita River on Encyclopaedia Britannica
- ↑ Discharge near Dickson (PDF) United States Geological Survey