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Black River (Michigan)
Black River may refer to any of seven streams in the U.S. state of Michigan: * Black River (Alcona County), flows into Lake Huron at the community of Black River, Michigan * Black River (Cheboygan County), also flows through Otsego, Montmorency, and Presque Isle counties into the Straits of Mackinac at Cheboygan, Michigan * Black River (Southwest Michigan), flows through Allegan and Van Buren counties into Lake Michigan at South Haven * Black River (Gogebic County), a National Wild and Scenic River in the Ottawa National Forest that flows into Lake Superior * Black River (Mackinac County), flows into Lake Michigan * Black River (Marquette County), flows into the Middle Branch of the Escanaba River * Black River (St. Clair River tributary), rises in Sanilac County and flows into the St. Clair River at Port Huron, Michigan * Macatawa River (flows into Lake Macatawa) in Ottawa County is also known as the Black River See also

* List of Michigan rivers named Little Black River * ...
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Black Rivers Map US MI
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 figurative language, figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, Witchcraft, witches, and Magic (supernatural), magic. In the 14th century, it was worn ...
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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 Township at and flows north through Haynes Township and Alcona Township and empties into Lake Huron at at the unincorporated community of Black River. The north branch rises in Sanborn Township in southern Alpena County Alpena County ( ') is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 28,907. The county seat is Alpena. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. Alpena County comprises the Alpena, MI Micropo ... at . A large portion of its drainage basin is known as the ''Black River Swamp''. The north branch joins the main branch in Alcona Township approximately from the mouth at . Tributaries (from the mouth): * North Branch Black River ** Potvin Lake ** Gauthier Creek ** D ...
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Black River, Michigan
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 figurative language, figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages (historiography), Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, Witchcraft, witches, and Magic (supernatural), magic. In the 14th century, it was worn ...
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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: Otsego, Montmorency, Presque Isle, and Cheboygan. The Black River flows into the Cheboygan River at , just south of the city of Cheboygan, and then into Lake Huron Lake Huron ( ) is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Hydrologically, it comprises the easterly portion of Lake Michigan–Huron, having the same surface elevation as Lake Michigan, to which it is connected by the , Straits of Ma .... The main branch of the Black River rises in Charlton Township in east-central Otsego County near the boundary with Montmorency County. The East Branch of the Black River rises less than a mile to the east in Vienna Township in Montmorency County. The other major tributaries, Canada Creek, Tomahawk Creek and the Rainy Ri ...
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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 Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that ... in South Haven at , where it discharges past the South Pier Lighthouse. The river takes its name from the dark brown color of its water, which is caused by suspended sediments and organic materials picked up along its course. The river supports a variety of wildlife including trout, snapping turtles, leeches, and many other varieties of flora and fauna. The Black River watershed encompasses across two counties and 13 townships. The main course of the river is formed by the confluence of the North Branch ...
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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 Superior at . Its source at is a boreal wetland on the border with Iron County, Wisconsin. The northern section of the river, within the boundaries of the Ottawa National Forest, was designated a National Wild and Scenic River in 1992. At the Lake Superior mouth of the Black River is Black River Harbor, a former fishing station where commercial fishermen brought in cargoes of lake trout. The North Country Trail crosses the river here via a suspension footbridge. Waterfalls The Wild and Scenic River section of the Black River of Gogebic County is known for the many waterfalls produced as the river tumbles down from near Copper Peak to Lake Superior. The river drops more than over five separate named cataracts beginning from i ...
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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 , approximately east of Naubinway. The main branch of the river rises at in a marshy area in eastern Garfield Township near Cranberry Lake Bog. The East Branch rises at in Hudson Township and joins the main course at . All of the river's drainage basin is within Mackinac County, much of it within the Lake Superior State Forest Lake Superior State Forest is a state forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The North Country Trail utilizes this state forest for 43 miles (69 km) of its route. The Lake .... Tributaries (from the mouth): * East Branch Black River ** Borgstrom Creek * Peters Creek * Silver Creek * Bark Creek References {{authority control Rive ...
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Black River (Marquette County)
Black River is a 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 the Middle Branch Escanaba River in Ely Township of Marquette County at and on into Lake Michigan Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume () and the third-largest by surface area (), after Lake Superior and Lake Huron. To the east, its basin is conjoined with that o .... The river rises out of Goose Lake in northeast Republic Township at and flows generally southeast through north-central Humboldt Township into Ely Township and the Middle Branch Escanaba River. Tributaries (from the mouth): * Bruce Creek ** Buto Lake * Tower Lake * Unnamed stream ** Nirish Lake ** Granite Lake * Unnamed stream ** Lake Lory ** Mud Lake * Twin Lake * Goose Lake * Perch Lake * Horseshoe La ...
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Black River (St
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 * Bafing River, also known as ''Black River'' * Black River (Cape Town) * Niger River, named by European mapmakers during the Middle Ages, perhaps from Latin ''niger'' "black" Australia * Black River (Queensland) * Black River (Tasmania) * Black River (Victoria) Brazil and Colombia * Black River (Amazon), known as Rio Negro in Portuguese and Río Negro or Río Guainía in Spanish Canada * Black River (Newfoundland and Labrador) * Black River (New Brunswick) * Black River (Ontario), listing eight rivers of the name * Black River (Portneuf), Quebec * Black River (Vancouver Island) * Noire River (Ottawa River tributary), Quebec, English tra ...
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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 the Native American "Muck-i-ta-wog-go-me", which means "black water".The Indians of the Grand River Valley
phoenix-printing.com, Monday 18 June 2007 The region was inhabited by s, Chippewas and tribes prior to European Settlement. The Macatawa River Greenway ...
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Lake Macatawa
Lake Macatawa is a lake in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Geography The lake is about long with a maximum width of and a surface area of . The average depth of the lake is variable but generally less than , excluding a navigation channel of fixed depth that crosses the lake to allow deep draft ships to access the dock at the City of Holland. The lake occupies portions of Park Township, Holland Township, and the City of Holland. The lake contains two bays of significant size: Big Bay, and the smaller Pine Creek Bay to the east. The lake is the drowned river mouth of the Macatawa River (formerly known as the Black River), which feeds into the lake's eastern end in the City of Holland. Other tributaries include Pine Creek, which feeds into Pine Creek Bay, and Winstrom Creek, which feeds into Big Bay. The lake discharges into Lake Michigan at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers channel near Holland State Park. The lake and its watershed encompass of Ottawa a ...
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List Of Michigan Rivers Named Little Black River
Little Black River may refer to two rivers in the U.S. state of Michigan: * Little Black River (Cheboygan County), flows into Lake Huron near Cheboygan * Little Black River (Gogebic County), a tributary of Black River in Gogebic County See also * List of Michigan rivers named Black River * Little Black River (other) 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 ... {{SIA, rivers Rivers of Michigan Set index articles on rivers of Michigan ...
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