Black River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)[2] river in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The main branch rises in northern Harrisville Township at 44°40′46″N 83°22′15″W / 44.67944°N 83.37083°W[1] and flows north through Haynes Township and Alcona Township and empties into Lake Huron at 44°48′58″N 83°17′57″W / 44.81611°N 83.29917°W[1] at the unincorporated community of Black River.
| Black River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Huron |
• elevation | 581 ft (177 m)[1] |
The north branch rises in Sanborn Township in southern Alpena County at 44°52′07″N 83°22′06″W / 44.86861°N 83.36833°W.[3] A large portion of its drainage basin is known as the Black River Swamp.[4] The north branch joins the main branch in Alcona Township approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the mouth at 44°48′23″N 83°19′33″W / 44.80639°N 83.32583°W.[3]
Tributaries (from the mouth):
During the lumber boom, the town was formerly the local headquarters for Russell A. Alger's lumber company. The house on Lake Shore Road (just north of the bridge on the west side) was removed in 2009; although Alger Street runs adjacent to the river.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 21, 2011
- ^ a b c "North Branch Black River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Black River Swamp". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Potvin Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Gauthier Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "DeRocher Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Butternut Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Liston Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Silver Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Haynes Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Bunting, Robert L.; McGreevy, Robert (Illustrator) (October 31, 2007). Into oblivion: the lives and times leading up to the final voyage of the steamship Marine City from the ghost town of Alcona, Michigan on Lake Huron, 1880 (Hardcover) (1st ed.). Oxford, Mich: Black River Trading Company, LTD. ISBN 0979749204. ISBN 978-0979749209.
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