The Black River is a

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of the White River, about long,AllRefer.com
in southeastern

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and northeastern

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in the

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. Via the White River, it is part of the

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watershed. Black River Technical College is named for the river. The river was so named on account of the black tint of its water.

Headwaters and course

The Black River rises in Missouri as three streams: *The East Fork Black River rises in Iron County and flows generally southwardly, through

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where the

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Upper Reservoir dam breach caused severe damage to the park. A dam on the East Fork forms the Taum Sauk Lower Reservoir which holds water that is pumped to the Upper Reservoir. *The Middle Fork Black River is formed by a confluence of creeks in the

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in northern Reynolds County and flows generally southeastwardly. *The West Fork Black River is formed by a confluence of creeks in the Mark Twain National Forest in western Reynolds County and flows generally eastwardly, past the town of Centerville. The headwaters forks converge near Lesterville, and the Black River flows generally southwardly through Reynolds, Wayne and

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Counties in Missouri; and

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, Randolph and Lawrence Counties in Arkansas. In its lowermost course the river is used to define the boundary between

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and

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Counties. It flows past the towns of Mill Spring, Williamsville and Poplar Bluff in Missouri; and

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, Black Rock, and

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in Arkansas. It joins the White River at Jacksonport, Arkansas.

Dams

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in Wayne County, Missouri, causes the river to form Clearwater Lake.

Tributaries

In Arkansas, the Black River is joined by the Little Black River, the Current River, the Spring River and the Strawberry River. Mayberry Branch and Eads Creek are tributaries in Missouri.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Black River (Arkansas-Missouri) * Rivers of Arkansas Rivers of Missouri Bodies of water of the Ozarks Tributaries of the White River (Arkansas–Missouri) Bodies of water of Clay County, Arkansas Rivers of Randolph County, Arkansas Bodies of water of Lawrence County, Arkansas Bodies of water of Independence County, Arkansas Bodies of water of Jackson County, Arkansas Rivers of Iron County, Missouri Rivers of Wayne County, Missouri Rivers of Butler County, Missouri Rivers of Reynolds County, Missouri

Headwaters and course

Dams

Tributaries

See also

References

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