Black_River_(Red_Lake_River_tributary)

Black River (Red Lake River tributary)

Black River (Red Lake River tributary)

River in the United States

The Black River is a 33.7-mile-long (54.2 km)[1] tributary of the Red Lake River of Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red Lake River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River, it is part of the Hudson Bay watershed.

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The Black River was so named on account of its peat-stained waters.[2]

See also

47.8741365°N 96.4178325°W / 47.8741365; -96.4178325[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 8, 2011
  2. [2]
    Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 406.
  3. [3]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River
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    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River



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