The Caddo River is an 80-mile-long river that flows through the U.S. state of Arkansas. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Arkansas ( is a state located in the southern region of the United States.
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Course
The Caddo River flows out of the Ouachita Mountains through Montgomery, Pike, and Clark counties in Arkansas before flowing into DeGray Lake and then to its terminus at the Ouachita River north of Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range located in west central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. Montgomery County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. Pike County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. As of 2000 the population is 11303 Clark County is a County located in the US state of Arkansas. DeGray Lake is a Lake on the Caddo River, 8 miles (13 km from Arkadelphia. The Ouachita River (ˈwɑːʃɪtɑː wash-eh-taw) is a 605-mile-long river that runs south and east through the U Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States.
The upper Caddo is known as a good family canoeing river and is a popular destination for fishing. Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Smallmouth and spotted bass are found in quantity, as are longear and green sunfish. Bass (ˈbæs is a name shared by many different species of popular Gamefish. The sunfishes are a family ( Centrarchidae) of freshwater Ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes. 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:
- Black Springs, Arkansas
- Norman, Arkansas
- Caddo Gap, Arkansas
- Glenwood, Arkansas
- Amity, Arkansas
- Caddo Valley, Arkansas
- Arkadelphia, Arkansas
See also
Etymology
The Caddo River is named for the Caddo Indian tribes that, at one time, lived along its banks. Black Springs is a town in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Norman is a town in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Caddo Gap is a small unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States. Glenwood is a city in Pike and Montgomery counties in the US state of Arkansas. Amity is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 762 at the 2000 census. Caddo Valley is a town in Clark County, Arkansas in the United States of America. Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. List of Rivers in Arkansas ( US state) For a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas see List of Arkansas dams and reservoirs The Caddo are a nation or group of tribes of Southeastern Native Americans who in the 16th century inhabited much of what is now East Texas, western
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