The fur trader John Work was the first to describe the Black River in 1824: "The Black River so named from the colour of its water ... A great many dead salmon are in the river, and many that are just alive and barely able to move through the water."[2]
black, river, chehalis, river, tributary, black, river, river, thurston, county, state, washington, approximately, miles, long, with, drainage, basin, about, square, miles, black, riverlocationcountryunited, statesstatewashingtoncountythurston, countyphysical,. The Black River is a river in Thurston County in the U S state of Washington It is approximately 25 miles 40 km long with a drainage basin of about 144 square miles 370 km2 1 Black RiverLocationCountryUnited StatesStateWashingtonCountyThurston CountyPhysical characteristicsMouth coordinates46 49 16 N 123 13 10 W 46 82111 N 123 21944 W 46 82111 123 21944 Coordinates 46 49 16 N 123 13 10 W 46 82111 N 123 21944 W 46 82111 123 21944Length25 miles 40 km Basin size144 square miles 370 km2 Basin featuresProgressionBlack River Chehalis River Pacific OceanFlooding on the Black River Contents 1 History 2 Course 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe fur trader John Work was the first to describe the Black River in 1824 The Black River so named from the colour of its water A great many dead salmon are in the river and many that are just alive and barely able to move through the water 2 Course EditThe Black River s source is Black Lake located about 3 miles 4 8 km west of Tumwater The river flows generally south through Littlerock near the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve then southwest passing through the Black River Habitat Management Area and the town of Rochester before meandering west through the community of Gate and entering Grays Harbor County where it empties into the Chehalis River in the Chehalis Indian Reservation 3 The Black River Unit of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge extends about 5 miles 8 km along the river immediately south of Black Lake See also EditList of rivers in WashingtonReferences Edit Chehalis River Basin Nonpoint Action Plan Black River Chehalis River Council Archived from the original on 2008 09 05 Retrieved 2009 06 05 Majors Harry M 1975 Exploring Washington Van Winkle Publishing Co p 116 ISBN 978 0 918664 00 6 Course info mainly from Washington Road amp Recreation Atlas Benchmark Maps 2000 and 1 External links EditU S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Black River This article related to a river in the state of Washington is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Black River Chehalis River tributary amp oldid 1133528526, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
