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''.
Black River (Cape Town)
The Black River is a river in Cape Town, South Africa. It is a tributary of the Salt River together with the Liesbeeck River and the Elsieskraal River.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 ...
* Black River (Amazon), known as Rio Negro in Portuguese and Río Negro or Río Guainía in Spanish
Canada
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Black River (Newfoundland and Labrador) 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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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 ...
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 ('' ...
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 ...
, also known as the Heihe (黑河, lit. "black river")
Taiwan is listed separately.
Honduras
* Sico River, historically called the Rio Tinto, or Black River
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
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Duff River
The River Duff, or Bunduff, () is a river in County Sligo and County Leitrim, Ireland. The River Duff is long, flowing from Glenade Valley in County Leitrim to the sea. In County Leitrim it is also known as the Black River. It is joined by the ...
, the northern part is also known as the ''Black River''
Jamaica
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Black River (Jamaica)
The Black River is one of the longest rivers in Jamaica. At a length of , it was believed to be the longest until it was discovered that the Rio Minho was 92.8 km long.
Macedonia
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Crna River (Vardar)
Crna River ( mk, , Crna Reka, "Black River") is a river in North Macedonia. It is the right tributary of the Vardar River. It runs through much of the south and west of the country. Its source is in the mountains on the western part of North Maced ...
Chernaya River (Saint Petersburg)
The Chyornaya Rechka (russian: Чёрная Речка, lit=Black River), originally Mustajogi (in the Karelian language), is a small river in Saint Petersburg. It is 8.1 kilometres long, and flows into the Great Nevka, a branch of the Neva.
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Chernaya River (subway station) Chyornaya River or Chorna River ( uk, Чорна річк, Chorna Richka; russian: Чёрная река, Chyornaya Reka; sometimes russian: Чёрная речка, Chyornaya Rechka), literally "Black River", is a common name for many rivers in Rus ...
, a subway station in Saint Petersburg
Sri Lanka
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Black River (Sri Lanka)
Kalu Ganga ( si, කළු ගඟ; literally: Black River) is a river in Sri Lanka. Measuring in length, the river originates from Sri Padhaya and reach the sea at Kalutara. The Black River flows through the Ratnapura and the Kalutara District a ...
Taiwan
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Black River (Taiwan)
The Dadu River also called Wu River, is a major river located in the Northwest of Taiwan. With a total length of it is sixth-longest river on the island.
Names
The Dadu River is named after a former port near its mouth, now the Dadu Distr ...
, another name for the Dadu River
Ukraine
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Chyornaya (Crimea)
The Chorna, Chyornaya or Chorhun (, ''Chorna'', , ''Chyornaya'', ), which translates from the Ukrainian and Russian as "Black River", is a small river in southern Crimea. It is 34.5 km long.
The Chorna River begins in the Baydar Valley northea ...
, also known as the Black River
United States
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Draanjik River
The Draanjik or Black River is a river in eastern Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. It flows generally northwest from its source to its mouth on the Black River Slough of the Porcupine River near the city of Fort Yukon. In Jan ...
, also known as Black River, a tributary of the Porcupine River in Alaska
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Black River (Arizona)
The Black River is a river in the White Mountains of the U.S. state of Arizona. It forms south of the town of Greer and west of the towns of Nutrioso and Alpine. The river flows southwest then northwest to meet the White River west of For ...
, a tributary of the White River
* ''Black River'', the name of the lower reaches of the
Ouachita River
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 State ...
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 ( ...
Black River (Cheboygan County)
Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 21, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly northward through four Northern Michigan counties: ...
, tributary of the Cheboygan River
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Black River (Gogebic County)
The Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 1, 2012 river on the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing mostly in Gogebic County into Lake ...
, tributary of Lake Superior
** Black River (Mackinac County), tributary of Lake Michigan
** ''Black River'', tributary of Lake Michigan, also called
Macatawa River
The Macatawa River, also known as the Black River, is located in the lower part of Ottawa County, Michigan, which drains into Lake Macatawa and eventually into Lake Michigan. The main stream is long.
The name Macatawa is a mis-phoneticization of ...
Black River (Southwest Michigan)
Black River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 19, 2011 river in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Michigan that empties into Lake Michigan in South Haven at ...
, tributary of Lake Michigan
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Black River (St. Clair River tributary)
Black River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed November 7, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Michigan, flowing into the St. Clair River in the city of Port Huron. The ...
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 ...
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 Clint ...
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
** Black River (Lake Memphremagog), a tributary of Lake Memphremagog in northern Vermont
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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)
The Black River is a tributary of the Duwamish River in King County, Washington, King County in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. It drained Lake Washington until 1916, when the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal lowered th ...
, a river in the state of Washington
* In Wisconsin
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Black River (Wisconsin-Lake Michigan) 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 Lake Michigan in the state of Wisconsin
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Black River (Wisconsin)
The Black River is a river in west-central Wisconsin and tributary of the Mississippi River. The river is approximately long.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed October 5, 2 ...
, a tributary of Mississippi River in the state of Wisconsin
** Black River (Nemadji River), a tributary of the Nemadji River in the state of Wisconsin
Vietnam
* Black River (Asia), also known as Lixian River in China, a tributary of the Red River
Communities
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Black River, Jamaica
Black River is the capital of St. Elizabeth Parish, in southwestern Jamaica.Black River Jamaica National Heri ...
, 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
Black River, Tasmania
Black River is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Circular Head, in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about north-west of the town of Wynyard. Bass Strait forms most of the northern boundary, w ...
, 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
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete Absorption (electromagnetic radiation), absorption of visible spectrum, visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or fi ...
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Black River, Newfoundland and Labrador
Black River is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province com ...
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Black River, Nova Scotia (disambiguation) Black River, Nova Scotia may refer to the following communities in Nova Scotia:
*Black River, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Inverness County
*Black River, Kings, Nova Scotia, Kings County
*Black River, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Pictou County
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, listing three communities of that name
* Ontario
** Black River, Ontario, a community in Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties
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Black River-Matheson
Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. The municipality is astride the Black River, for which it is partly named. The Matheson railway station was serviced by the Northlander until 2012. ...
, a municipality and township in Cochrane District
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
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, 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 ...
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
''Gods of the Earth'' is the second studio album by American doom metal band The Sword, released in Europe on March 31, 2008, and in the United States on April 1. It gave the band their first experience of commercial success when it peaked at #10 ...
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 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
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Blackwater river
A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands. As vegetation decays, tannins leach into the water, making a transparent, acidic water that is darkly stained, resembling black tea ...
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Little Black River (disambiguation) Little Black River may refer to:
* Little Black River (Alaska)
* Little Black River (Current River tributary), a stream in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas
* Little Black River (Saint John River), a tributary of the Saint John River in Quebe ...
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 (Trgo ...
Heihe
Heihe (; ; Russian: Хэйхэ) is a prefecture-level city of northern Heilongjiang province, China, located on the Russian border, on the south bank of the Amur (Heilong) River, across the river from Blagoveshchensk. At the 2020 census, 1 ...