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Ouachita River
Ouachita River in Ouachita County, Arkansas
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The Ouachita River. Its southern terminus is the confluence with the Tensas River near Jonesville, Louisiana to form the Black River (Louisiana).
Location
CountryUnited States
States
  • Arkansas
  • Louisiana
Counties
  • Polk
  • Montgomery
  • Garland
  • Hot Spring
  • Clark
  • Dallas
  • Ouachita
  • Calhoun
  • Union
  • Bradley
  • Ashley
Parishes
  • Union
  • Morehouse
  • Ouachita
  • Caldwell
  • Catahoula
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationOuachita Mountains, Polk County, Arkansas
 • coordinates34°41′56″N 94°19′57″W / 34.69889°N 94.33250°W / 34.69889; -94.33250
MouthBlack River
 • location
Catahoula Parish, near Jonesville, Louisiana
 • coordinates
31°37′53″N 91°48′25″W / 31.63139°N 91.80694°W / 31.63139; -91.80694
Length605 mi (974 km)
Discharge 
 • locationWest Monroe, LA (includes Boeuf River)
 • average24,262 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Basin features
Cities
  • Hot Springs, Arkansas
  • Camden, Arkansas
  • Monroe, Louisiana
  • West Monroe, Louisiana
Tributaries 
 • left
  • Little Missouri
  • Saline
  • Tensas
 • right
  • Caddo
  • Little

The Ouachita River (/ˈwɑːʃɪtɑː/ 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).

  1. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Louisiana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  2. ^ Howard Perlman, USGS (2012-10-31). "Lengths of major rivers, from USGS Water-Science School". Ga.water.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2012-11-21.

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