Washita River
Custer / Caddo Co. · 575 mi · Class I
18.1CFS/ 4.61 ft
Below Optimal→Stable
Optimal: 200–2000 CFS · USGS #07325000
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Washita Battlefield National Historic Park · Washita National Wildlife Refuge
A 575-mile prairie river crossing western Oklahoma from the Texas panhandle to the Red River. The Washita passes the Washita Battlefield National Historic Park, site of Custer's 1868 attack on a Cheyenne village. Wide, sandy, and slow-moving through rolling red-earth prairie, the Washita is a journey through the heart of Oklahoma's western heritage.
Trip sections
Foss Reservoir to Clinton — 40 mi, western Oklahoma prairie
Chickasha to Pauls Valley — 60 mi, wider river, red earth banks
Lower Washita — 80 mi, bigger water to Red River confluence
Outfitters
Washita NWR Visitor Center
River access, wildlife viewing, battlefield tours
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