Ouachita may refer to:

Places

In the United States: * Ouachita, Arkansas, an unincorporated community *

Ouachita City, Louisiana Ouachita City (also Ouachita or Washita) is an unincorporated community in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. Notable person United States District Court Judge Benjamin C. Dawkins Sr. Benjamin Cornwell Dawkins Sr. (July 19, 1881 – Augu ...

, 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 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 State ...

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 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 National Forest that lies in the western portion of Arkansas and portions of extreme-eastern Oklahoma, USA. History The Ouachita National Forest is the oldest National Forest in 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, 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, a species of catfish * Ouachita map turtle, a species of turtle * Ouachita pebblesnail, a species of snail * Ouachita rock pocketbook, another species of mussel * Ouachita shiner, 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