- Caddo River
The Caddo River is a 50-mile-long river that flows through the U.S. state of
Arkansas .Course
The Caddo River flows out of the
Ouachita Mountains through Montgomery, Pike, and Clark counties in Arkansas before flowing intoDeGray Lake and then to its terminus at theOuachita River north ofArkadelphia, Arkansas .The upper Caddo is known as a good family
canoeing river and is a popular destination forfishing . 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:
*Black Springs, Arkansas
*Norman, Arkansas
*Caddo Gap, Arkansas
*Glenwood, Arkansas
*Amity, Arkansas
*Caddo Valley, Arkansas
*Arkadelphia, Arkansas ee also
List of Arkansas rivers Etymology
The Caddo River is named for the
Caddo Indian tribes that, at one time, lived along its banks.External links
* [http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Lakes/degraylake/main.php?page=mainContent Caddo River and DeGray Lake]
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