Home to approximately 29,000 Arkansans (2000 Census), the Lower Ouachita- Bayou De Loutre watershed lies within the Ouachita River Basin in Southern Arkansas crossing into Louisiana.  The hydrologic unit code for this watershed is 08040202.  Upstream watersheds are the Lower Ouachita-Smackover (08040201) and the Lower Saline (08040204) .  The Lower Ouachita (Louisiana) is downstream.
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County Pages (Contact Information)	Major Streams	2006 Land Use (609 Square Miles)
Ashley Bradley Calhoun Union	Lapile River Ouachita River	Forest: 76.4% Transitional: 12.8% Grassland: 5.1% Water: 4.5% Suburban: 1.2% Urban: 0.3% Data Source: CAST

Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre 303(d) Impaired Streams (what is an impaired stream?)

Search 319 Database for Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre Project Documents (what are 319 projects? ) 

Assessments and Reports

• A Survey of the Fish Community in the Lower Ouachita River, Arkansas. J. Wise, S. Fillipek, J. Giese, B. Keith and D. Turman, 1993, 47 p.
• An Evaluation of the Mussel Community in the Lower Ouachita River. W.R. Posey, J.L. Harris and G.L. Harp, 1996, 26 p.
• Ammonia Investigation, Ouachita River. ADEQ Water Division, 1996, 17 p.

More Watershed-Related Information

• CAST Arkansas Watershed Information System:  Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre
  
• EPA Surf Your Watershed:  Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre
• USGS Real Time Stream Flow:  Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre

• USGS Links to Water Quality & Groundwater Monitoring Sites:  Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre

• Environmental Statistics Group (Montana State University):  Lower Ouachita-Bayou De Loutre
• Stream Team Newsletter (January to March of 2006) - News from Region III (Gulf Costal Plain) Stream Team Coordinator, Beth Sargent... - "Other activities in this quarter included three site visits on the Lower Ouachita River in Arkadelphia following a public meeting on commercial fishing regulations in the Sparkman area"... more on Page 3
• Stream Team Newsletter (October to December of 2006) - News from Region III (Gulf Costal Plain) Stream Team Coordinator, Beth Sargent... - "The big even in the Camden area this quarter was the Ouachita River Clean-up held September 9,2006"... more on Page 5