Ouachita may refer to:

Places

In the United States: *

Ouachita, Arkansas Ouachita (also Washita) is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, ...

, an unincorporated community *

Ouachita City, Louisiana Ouachita City (also Ouachita or Washita) is an unincorporated community in Union Parish, Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It ...

, an unincorporated community * 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 ...

in Arkansas and Oklahoma * The

Ouachita orogeny The Ouachita orogeny was a mountain-building event that resulted in the folding and faulting of strata currently exposed in the Ouachita Mountains. The more extensive Ouachita system extends from the current range in Arkansas and Oklahoma south ...

, the geologic event that raised the Ouachita Mountains * The

Ouachita River The Ouachita River ( ) is a 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 ( ...

in Arkansas and Louisiana *

Lake Ouachita Lake Ouachita (''Pronounced WAH-shi-tah'') is a reservoir created by the damming of the Ouachita River by Blakely Mountain Dam (). Blakely Mountain Dam was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1948 to 1953 for hydroelectric p ...

Ouachita County, Arkansas Ouachita County ( ) is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,120. The county seat is Camden. Ouachita County is part of the Camden, AR Micropolitan Statistical ...

Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Ouachita Parish ( French: ''Paroisse d'Ouachita'') is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 160,368. The parish seat is Monroe. The parish was formed in 1807. Ouachita Parish ...

Ouachita National Forest The Ouachita National Forest is a vast congressionally-designated United States National Forest, National Forest that lies in the western portion of Arkansas and portions of extreme-eastern Oklahoma, USA. History The Ouachita National Forest is t ...

in Arkansas and Oklahoma *

Ouachita National Recreation Trail Ouachita National Recreation Trail is a long, continuous hiking trail through the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and Arkansas. It is the longest backpacking trail in the Ouachita National Forest, spanning 192 miles across its length. Approximat ...

in Arkansas and Oklahoma

Native Americans

* The

Ouachita people The Ouachita are a Native American tribe who lived in northeastern Louisiana along the Ouachita River. Their name has also been pronounced as Washita by English speakers. The spelling "Ouachita" and pronunciation "Wah-sha-taw" came about as a resul ...

, a Caddo group from northeastern Louisiana

Education

Ouachita Baptist University Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) is a private Baptist university in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The university's name is taken from the Ouachita (pronounced WAH-shi-tah) River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated with the Arka ...

, a private liberal arts institution in Arkansas * Ouachita Hills College, a missionary training college in southwest Arkansas

Business

Ouachita Railroad The Ouachita Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas, United States. OUCH operates a 26.2 mile line in Arkansas and Louisiana from El Dorado (where it interchanges with Union Pacific) to Lillie, Louisiana. ...

, a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Arkansas * Ouachita Electric Cooperative, a rural electric utility cooperative

Nature

* Ouachita creekshell, a species of mussel * Ouachita dusky salamander, a species of salamander *

Ouachita madtom The Ouachita madtom (''Noturus lachneri'') is a catfish of the family Ictaluridae. The first specimens of the species were collected in 1952 it was not until 1969 that they were recognised as a species. The Ouachita madtom is similar to the tad ...

, a species of catfish *

Ouachita map turtle The Ouachita map turtle (''Graptemys ouachitensis'') is a species of turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: * ''Graptemys ouachitensis ouachitensis'' Cagle, 1953 * ''Graptemys ouachitensis sabinensis'' Cagle ...

, a species of turtle *

Ouachita pebblesnail The Ouachita pebblesnail, scientific name †''Somatogyrus amnicoloides'', was a species of minute freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Hydrobiidae. This species was endemic to the ...

, a species of snail *

Ouachita rock pocketbook ''Arcidens wheeleri'' is a species of freshwater mussels in the family Unionidae, the river mussels. Its common names are the Ouachita rock pocketbook and Wheeler's pearly mussel. The former monotypic genusUSFWS''Arkansia wheeleri'' Recovery Plan ...

, another species of mussel *

Ouachita shiner The Ouachita shiner or Ouachita Mountain shiner (''Lythrurus snelsoni'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the upper Little River system in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma in the Unite ...

, a species of minnow * Ouachita streambed salamander, another species of salamander * Ouachita burrowing crayfish * Ouachita Fencing Crayfish * Ouachita Mountain Crayfish * Ouachita River Crayfish

Places

Native Americans

Education

Business

Nature

See also