Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Црна Ријека; in Macedonian, Црна Река, ''Crna Reka''.
Streams
Africa
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Bafing River
The Bafing River ( Manding for "black river") is the upper course and largest tributary of the Senegal River which runs through Guinea and Mali and is about long.
Course
The Fonta Djallon in Guinea is the source of the Bafing River, north of ...
, also known as ''Black River''
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Black River (Cape Town)
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Niger River
The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through ...
, named by European mapmakers during the Middle Ages, perhaps from Latin ''niger'' "black"
Australia
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Black River (Queensland)
The Black River is a river located in North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river rise near Ben Lomond East in the Great Dividing Range and flow in a northeasterly direction. The river flows roughly parallel with the Hervey Range ...
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Black River (Tasmania)
The Black River is a perennial river for most of its length, located in the north-western region of Tasmania, Australia.
Location and features
The river rises below Mount Dipwood (over )Placename Nomen # for Mount Dipwood = 2129S in the Dip Ra ...
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Black River (Victoria)
The Black River, an inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower South Eastern Highlands bioregion and Northern Country/North Central regions of the Australian state of ...
Brazil and Colombia
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Black River (Amazon)
The Rio Negro ( pt, Rio Negro, br ; es, Río Negro} "''Black River''"), or Guainía as it is known in its upper part, is the largest left tributary of the Amazon River (accounting for about 14% of the water in the Amazon basin), the largest bl ...
, known as Rio Negro in Portuguese and Río Negro or Río Guainía in Spanish
Canada
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Black River (Newfoundland and Labrador)
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Black River (New Brunswick)
The Black River is located in Northumberland County, New Brunswick in Canada.
See also
*List of rivers of New Brunswick
This is a List of bodies of water in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, including waterfalls.
New Brunswick receives ...
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Black River (Ontario)
Black River may refer to several rivers by that name in the province of Ontario, Canada:
*Cochrane District
**the Black River (Abitibi River), a tributary of the Abitibi River
**the Black River (Bodell River), a tributary of the Bodell River, its ...
, listing eight rivers of the name
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Black River (Portneuf)
The Noire River (French: Rivière Noire) flows in the municipality of rivière-à-Pierre, Saint-Alban and Saint-Casimir, in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in Quebec, in Canada.
Fo ...
, Quebec
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Black River (Vancouver Island) Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Цр ...
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Noire River (Ottawa River tributary)
The Noire River (also known as the Black River or ''Rivière Noire'' in French) is a river in western Quebec, Canada. It runs in a south-eastern direction into the Ottawa River at Waltham, Quebec. It is named after the dark colour of its water ('' ...
, Quebec, English translation ''Black River''
China
;Mainland
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Amur River
The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's List of longest rivers, tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China, Northeastern China (Inne ...
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Black River (Asia)
The Black River, (, from the Tai language ''Da'' meaning "dark-brown") also known upstream as the Lixian River in China, is a river located in China and northwestern Vietnam.
Course
Its source is in Yunnan province of China. From China, the ri ...
, also known as Lixian River, a tributary of the Red River
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Ejin River
Ejin River (), also Etsin Gol, Ruo Shui () or Ruo He in ancient times, is a major river system of northern China. It flows approximately from its headwaters on the northern Gansu side of the Qilian Mountains north-northeast into the endorheic E ...
, also known as the Heihe (黑河, lit. "black river")
Taiwan is listed separately.
Honduras
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Sico River
The Sico River is a river in Honduras. It was historically called the Black River or Rio Tinto.
See also
*List of rivers of Honduras
Rivers in Honduras is a list of the rivers in Honduras, including those it shares with neighbours. Among the mos ...
, historically called the Rio Tinto, or Black River
India
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Krishna River, from Sanskrit ''Krishna'' "Black"
Ireland
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Black River (Ireland)
The Black River ( ga, An Abhainn Dubh; OSI grid ref: ) is a river in Connacht in Ireland. For much of its length it forms the border between County Galway and County Mayo. It flows past Shrule, and drains into Lough Corrib
Lough Corrib ( ; ...
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Duff River, the northern part is also known as the ''Black River''
Jamaica
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Black River (Jamaica)
Macedonia
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Crna River (Vardar)
Russia
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Amur River
The Amur (russian: река́ Аму́р, ), or Heilong Jiang (, "Black Dragon River", ), is the world's List of longest rivers, tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East and Northeast China, Northeastern China (Inne ...
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Chernaya River (Saint Petersburg), also known as the Tchernaya Rechka
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Chernaya River (subway station), a subway station in Saint Petersburg
Sri Lanka
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Black River (Sri Lanka)
Taiwan
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Black River (Taiwan), another name for the Dadu River
Ukraine
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Chyornaya (Crimea), also known as the Black River
United States
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Draanjik River, also known as Black River, a tributary of the Porcupine River in Alaska
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Black River (Arizona), a tributary of the Salt River
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Black River (Arkansas–Missouri), a tributary of the White River
* ''Black River'', the name of the lower reaches of the
Ouachita River in Arkansas
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Black River (Okefenokee Swamp)
The Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 18, 2011 waterway that flows into the Okefenokee Swamp in the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia most commonly refe ...
, Georgia
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Black River (Indiana)
The Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 river with headwaters located just south of Owensville, Indiana. It flows southwest through southwester ...
, a small tributary of the Wabash River
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Black River (Louisiana)
The 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. It is the 25th-longest river in the United States ( ...
* In Michigan
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Black River, Michigan
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have of ...
, an unincorporated community
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Black River (Alcona County)
Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 21, 2011 river in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The main branch rises in northern Harrisville ...
, tributary of Lake Huron
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Black River (Cheboygan County), tributary of the Cheboygan River
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Black River (Gogebic County), tributary of Lake Superior
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Black River (Mackinac County)
Black River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed December 19, 2011 river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The river flows into Lake Michigan at , ...
, tributary of Lake Michigan
** ''Black River'', tributary of Lake Michigan, also called
Macatawa River
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Black River (Marquette County), tributary of the Escanaba River
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Black River (Southwest Michigan), tributary of Lake Michigan
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Black River (St. Clair River tributary), tributary of the St. Clair River
* In Minnesota
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Black River (Rainy River)
The Black River is a river of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Rainy River.
Black River was so named on account of its water being discolored by peat.
See also
*List of rivers of Minnesota
Minnesota has 6,564 natural rivers and streams tha ...
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Black River (Red Lake River)
The Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 8, 2011 tributary of the Red Lake River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red Lake River, the Red River ...
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Black River (New Jersey)
The Black River, known as the Lamington River downstream of Pottersville, is a tributary of the North Branch Raritan River in central New Jersey in the United States.Gertler, Edward. ''Garden State Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2002.
The Black Rive ...
, a tributary of the North Branch Raritan River
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Black River (New Mexico), a tributary of the
Pecos River
The Pecos River ( es, Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, New Mexico ...
* In New York
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Black River (New York)
The Black River is a 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 dark ...
, a tributary of Lake Ontario
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Black River (Kinderhook Creek tributary) Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Цр ...
, in Rensselaer County
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Black River (Bouquet River tributary) Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Цр ...
, in Essex County
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Black River (North Carolina)
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 Clin ...
, a tributary of the Cape Fear River
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Black River (Ohio), a tributary of Lake Erie
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Black River (Saucon Creek)
Black River (also known as Black Creek or Black River Creek) is a tributary of Saucon Creek in Lehigh and Northampton counties in the US state of Pennsylvania. It is approximately long and flows through Upper Saucon and Salisbury townships in Le ...
, in Pennsylvania
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Black River (South Carolina)
The Black River is a blackwater river in South Carolina in the United States. It courses through Sumter, Clarendon, and Williamsburg counties before merging with the Great Pee Dee River in Georgetown County. The river was called the Wee Nee b ...
, a tributary of the Great Pee Dee River
* In Vermont:
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Black River (Connecticut River tributary)
The Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Vermont, and a tributary of the Connecticut River. The watershed, or drai ...
, a tributary of the Connecticut River in southern Vermont
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Black River (Lake Memphremagog)
The Black River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is one of the four major rivers in Orleans County. It is the longer but least powerful of the two rivers contained solely within the co ...
, a tributary of Lake Memphremagog in northern Vermont
* In Washington
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Black River (Chehalis River tributary)
The Black River is a river in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is approximately long with a drainage basin of about . The Black River's source is Black Lake, located about west of Tumwater. The river flows generally south, ...
, a tributary of the Chehalis River in the state of Washington
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Black River (Duwamish River tributary), a river in the state of Washington
* In Wisconsin
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Black River (Wisconsin-Lake Michigan), a tributary of Lake Michigan in the state of Wisconsin
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Black River (Wisconsin), a tributary of Mississippi River in the state of Wisconsin
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Black River (Nemadji River) Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Цр ...
, a tributary of the Nemadji River in the state of Wisconsin
Vietnam
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Black River (Asia)
The Black River, (, from the Tai language ''Da'' meaning "dark-brown") also known upstream as the Lixian River in China, is a river located in China and northwestern Vietnam.
Course
Its source is in Yunnan province of China. From China, the ri ...
, also known as Lixian River in China, a tributary of the Red River
Communities
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Black River, Jamaica, the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish
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Black River (settlement)
The Black River settlement was a British settlement on the Mosquito Coast in Central America. It was established in 1732 by a British colonist named William Pitt (likely a distant relative of contemporary British politician, William Pitt the Elde ...
, an 18th-century British settlement on the Caribbean coast of present-day Honduras
Mauritius
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Rivière Noire District
Rivière, La Rivière, or Les Rivières (French for "river") may refer to:
Places Belgium
* Rivière, Profondeville, a village
Canada
* La Rivière, Manitoba, a community
* Les Rivières (Quebec City), a borough
France
* La Rivière, Girond ...
, a district in Mauritius which mean 'Black River' in French
Australia
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Black River, Tasmania, a locality in North-west Tasmania
Canada
* New Brunswick
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Black River, New Brunswick (disambiguation) Black River, New Brunswick may refer to:
* Black River, Saint John County
* Black River-Hardwicke
Black River-Hardwicke was a local service district in Northumberland County, New Brunswick. It is now part of the Greater Miramichi rural distri ...
, several places
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Black River Bridge, New Brunswick
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Black River, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Black River, Nova Scotia (disambiguation), listing three communities of that name
* Ontario
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Black River, Ontario
Black River is an unincorporated Dispersed Rural Community in the municipality of South Stormont, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located about north of Ontario Highway 401 and northeast o ...
, a community in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
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Black River-Matheson, a municipality and township in Cochrane District
United States
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Black River, Michigan
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have of ...
, an unincorporated community in Alcona Township
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Black River, New York
Black River is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,348 at the 2010 census. The village is on the border of the towns of Le Ray and Rutland, east of Watertown.
History
The area was first settled around ...
, a village in Jefferson County
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Black River, Wisconsin
Black River is an unincorporated community located in the town of Superior, Douglas County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most ...
, an unincorporated community in Douglas County
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Black River Falls, Wisconsin, a city in Jackson County
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Black River Township, Pennington County, Minnesota
Black River Township is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2000 census.
This township was named for the Black River.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has ...
Films
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''Black River'' (1957 film), a Japanese film by Masaki Kobayashi
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''Black River'' (1993 film), an Australian film by Kevin Lucas
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''Black River'' (2001 film), a US adventure film
Music
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Black River (band)
Black River is a Polish stoner rock/heavy metal music, heavy metal band. They were formed in 2008 by Tomasz Wróblewski (bass), Dariusz Brzozowski (drums), Piotr "Kay" Wtulich (guitar), Artur "Art." Kempa (guitar), and Maciej Taff (vocals).
In 20 ...
, a Polish stoner rock/heavy metal band
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''Black River'' (album), the debut album of the band
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Black River Entertainment
Black River Entertainment is an independent record label in Nashville, Tennessee, specializing in country music. The company is a partially owned subsidiary of Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which otherwise specializes primarily in professiona ...
, an American country-music record label
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Black Rivers
Black Rivers are an English rock band composed of twin brothers Jez and Andy Williams, who form two-thirds of the bands Sub Sub and Doves.
History
Jez Williams and Andy Williams are multi-instrumentalists in the band Doves, which went on hi ...
, an English rock band
* "The Black River", a song by the Sword from the album ''
Gods of the Earth''
Others
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Black River (stage) Black River is a common name for streams and communities around the world: in Spanish and Portuguese, ''Rio Negro''; in French, ''Rivière Noire''; in Turkish, ''Kara Su''; in Serbo-Croatian, ''Crna Reka'', Црна Река or ''Crna Rijeka'', Цр ...
, the name of a stage in North American
stratigraphy
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock (geology), rock layers (Stratum, strata) and layering (stratification). It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary rock, sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks.
Stratigrap ...
*
Black River Public School (Holland, Michigan)
Black River Public School is a public college preparatory charter school located in Holland, Michigan.
History
One of Michigan's earliest charter schools, Black River Public School was founded in July 1996 after receiving a charter from Grand V ...
, a charter school
See also
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Big Black River (disambiguation) Big Black River may refer to
* Big Black River (Saint John River tributary) (French: ''Grande Rivière Noire'')
* Big Black River (Mississippi)
See also
* Little Black River (disambiguation) Little Black River may refer to:
* Little Black River ...
*
Black Brook (disambiguation)
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Black Creek (disambiguation) Black Creek may refer to:
Communities In Canada
* Black Creek, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island
* A neighborhood in Fort Erie, Ontario
* Black Creek, Toronto
* Black Creek Pioneer Village, a historic site in Toronto
In the United States
* ...
*
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Black River High School (disambiguation) Black River High School may refer to:
* Black River Public School (Holland, Michigan), United States
* Black River High School (Sullivan, Ohio), United States
* Black River High School (Gable, South Carolina), United States; operated from 1949 to ...
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Black River Township (disambiguation) Black River Township may refer to the following townships in the United States:
* Black River Township, Pennington County, Minnesota
* Black River Township, Butler County, Missouri
* Black River Township, Harnett County, North Carolina
* Black R ...
*
Blackwater river
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Little Black River (disambiguation)
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Rio Negro (disambiguation) Río Negro (Spanish and Portuguese, 'Black River') may refer to:
Rivers
Brazil
* Rio Negro (Amazon), tributary of the Amazon River
* Rio Negro (Mato Grosso do Sul)
* Rio Negro (Paraná)
* Rio Negro (Rio de Janeiro)
* Rio Negro (Rondônia)
* Rio ...
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Kara Su (disambiguation)
Karasu, Kara-su, Kara su, Qarasu or Gharasu (lit. 'black water/river' in Turkic languages) may refer to:
Rivers
The Balkans
* A former name of the Struma River (Struma Karasu) in Bulgaria and Thrace, northern Greece
* A former name of the Mesta ...
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Crna Reka (disambiguation) Crna Reka or Crna Rijeka ( Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian for "Black River"), or Crna River may refer to:
Villages
Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Crna Rijeka (Novi Grad), a village in municipality of Novi Grad, Republika Srpska
Serbia
* Crna Reka (Trg ...
*
Crna Rijeka (disambiguation) Crna Reka or Crna Rijeka ( Macedonian and Serbo-Croatian for "Black River"), or Crna River may refer to:
Villages
Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Crna Rijeka (Novi Grad), a village in municipality of Novi Grad, Republika Srpska
Serbia
* Crna Reka (Trg ...
*
Heihe
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