Ouachita
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Ouachita may refer to:
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In geography:
- Ouachita MountainsOuachita MountainsThe Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range in west central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. The range's subterranean roots may extend as far as central Texas, or beyond it to the current location of the Marathon Uplift. Along with the Ozark Mountains, the Ouachita Mountains form the U.S...
- Ouachita orogenyOuachita orogenyThe Ouachita orogeny was a mountain building event that resulted in the folding and faulting of strata currently exposed in the Ouachita Mountains...
the geologic event that raised the Ouachita Mountains - Ouachita RiverOuachita RiverThe 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.-Course:...
- Ouachita Parish, LouisianaOuachita Parish, Louisiana-National protected areas:* Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge* D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 147,250 people, 55,216 households, and 38,319 families residing in the parish. The population density was 241 people per square mile...
- Ouachita County, Arkansas
- Ouachita National ForestOuachita National ForestThe Ouachita National Forest is a National Forest that lies in the western portion of Arkansas and portions of eastern Oklahoma.-History:The Ouachita National Forest is the oldest National Forest in the southern United States. The Forest encompasses , including most of the scenic Ouachita Mountains...
- Ouachita National Recreation TrailOuachita National Recreation TrailOuachita National Recreation Trail is a long, continuous hiking trail through the Ouachita Mountainsof Oklahoma and Arkansas.The trail is primarily a hiking and backpacking trail, but about 2/3 of the trail are available to mountain bikers....
In Native American studies:
- Ouachita people, a Caddo group from northeastern Louisiana
In education:
- Ouachita Baptist UniversityOuachita Baptist UniversityOuachita Baptist University is a private, liberal arts, undergraduate institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, which is about 65 miles southwest of Little Rock. The university's name is taken from the Ouachita River, which forms the eastern campus boundary. It is affiliated with the Arkansas...
, a private liberal arts institution in Arkansas - Ouachita Hills CollegeOuachita Hills CollegeOuachita Hills College is a missionary training college in southwest Arkansas. As a tutorial center of Griggs University, it offers a small number of students degrees in Biblical Studies, Theology, Business, Christian Media, and Education. Students enrolled in the college program spend part of each...
, a missionary training college in southwest Arkansas
In business:
- Ouachita RailroadOuachita RailroadThe Ouachita Railroad Company is a short-line railroad headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas.OUCH operates a 26.2 mile line in Arkansas and Louisiana from El Dorado to Lille, Louisiana....
, a Class III short-line railroad headquartered in Arkansas - Ouachita Electric CooperativeOuachita Electric CooperativeOuachita Electric Cooperative Corporation is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Camden, Arkansas, with a district office in Hampton, Arkansas.The Cooperative was organized in 1938....
, a rural electric utility cooperative
In nature:
- Ouachita Dusky SalamanderOuachita Dusky SalamanderThe Ouachita Dusky Salamander is a species of salamander in the Plethodontidae family, which is endemic to the United States. The specific epithet is in honor Herbert Hutchinson Brimley and his younger brother, Clement Samuel Brimley, both of whom were zoologists.-References:* Hammerson, G. 2004. ...
, a species of salamander - Ouachita madtomOuachita MadtomThe 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...
, a type of catfish - Ouachita Mountain shinerOuachita Mountain ShinerThe Ouachita Mountain shiner is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae.It is found only in the United States.-Source:* Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 19 July 2007....
, a species of minnow - Ouachita rock pocketbook, a species of bivalve