Black River (Rainy River tributary)

Black River
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Main source	Minnesota

The Black River is a river of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Rainy River.

Black River was so named on account of its water being discolored by peat.^[1]

See also

List of rivers of Minnesota

Coordinates: 48°30′57″N 93°47′43″W / 48.5157852°N 93.7951694°W / 48.5157852; -93.7951694^[2]

References

↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 282.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River

Minnesota Watersheds
USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)

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