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The Black River is a tributary of the White River, about 300 miles (480 km) long, [ 2] in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States. [ 3] Via the White River, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Black River Technical College is named for the river. The river was so named on account of the black tint of its ...
919 [ 1] The Black River is one of the longest rivers in Jamaica. At a length of 53.4 km (33.2 mi), [ 2] it was believed to be the longest until it was discovered that the Rio Minho was 92.8 km long. [ 3] Its name refers to the darkness of the river bed caused by thick layers of decomposing vegetation. Over 100 species of birds have been ...
79 mi (127 km) Black River is a 78.8-mile-long (126.8 km) [2] river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly northward through four Northern Michigan counties: Otsego, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Cheboygan. The Black River flows into the Cheboygan River at 45°36′13″N 84°27′47″W, just south of the city of Cheboygan, and then ...
The Black River is a tributary of the Cape Fear River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina in the United States . It is formed in southern Sampson County, approximately 15 mi. (24 km) south of Clinton, by confluence of two creeks: Great Coharie Creek and Six Runs Creek. It flows SSE, receiving the South River ...
The Black River's source is Black Lake, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tumwater.The river flows generally south, through Littlerock, near the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, then southwest, passing through the Black River Habitat Management Area and the town of Rochester, before meandering west through the community of Gate and entering Grays Harbor County, where it empties into the ...
The Black River is a 125-mile-long (201 km) [ 4] blackwater river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County, New York in the United States. The origin of the name is not clear, but it may stem from the natural tannic acid that darkens the water in places. The river flows in a generally northwest ...
The Black River [2] is a tributary of Lake Erie, about 12 mi (19 km) long, in northern Ohio in the United States. [3] Via Lake Erie, the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, it is part of the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The Black drains an area of 470 mi² (1217 km²). [4]
The Black River is a river in west-central Wisconsin and tributary of the Mississippi River. The river is approximately 190 miles (310 km) long. [3] During the 19th century, pine logs were rafted down the Black, heading for sawmills at La Crosse and points beyond.