The Caddo River is a tributary of the

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in the

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. The river is about long.Calculated in

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and

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Course

The Caddo River flows out of the

Ouachita Mountains The Ouachita Mountains (), simply referred to as the Ouachitas, are a mountain range in western Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. They are formed by a thick succession of highly deformed Paleozoic strata constituting the Ouachita Fold and Thru ...

through Montgomery,

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, and

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counties in Arkansas before flowing into

DeGray Lake DeGray Lake is a reservoir on the Caddo River constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Arkansas, 8 miles (13 km) from Arkadelphia. Arkansas Scenic Byway 7 is located on the eastern shore of the lake, and provides views of ...

and then to its terminus at the

north of

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. The upper Caddo is known as a good family

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river and is a popular destination for

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. Smallmouth and spotted bass are found in quantity, as are longear and green sunfish. The lower course of the Caddo, below Degray Dam, is also a popular fishing and canoeing river, although the length of river remaining is only a few miles at that point. Communities through which the Caddo River passes are: *

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Norman, Arkansas Norman is a town in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. It was known as Womble until 1925. The population was 303 at the 2020 census, down from 378 in 2010. Geography The community is in southern Montgomery County at the intersection of ...

Caddo Gap, Arkansas Caddo Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. It lies between Glenwood and Norman, on the Caddo River. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a populatio ...

Glenwood, Arkansas Glenwood is a city in Pike and Montgomery counties in Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,068. The community is located along the Caddo River in the Ouachita Mountains. Glenwood was formed as a boomtown followin ...

Amity, Arkansas Amity is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 723 at the 2010 census. The city began on the Caddo River in the mid-19th century when William F. Browning and others, including A.B. Clingman, at various times moved t ...

* Caddo Valley, Arkansas *

Flood of 2010

On the night of June 11, 2010, a

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along the Caddo and Little Missouri Rivers killed twenty people.

Etymology

The Caddo River is named for the

Caddo The Caddo people comprise the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, a federally recognized tribe headquartered in Binger, Oklahoma. They speak the Caddo language. The Caddo Confederacy was a network of Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands, wh ...

Native American tribes that, at one time, lived along its banks.

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Caddo River and DeGray Lake
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Flood of 2010

Etymology

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