Black River (Ohio)

Black River
Black River in the estuary on Lake Erie in Lorain
Data
Water code	US :  1066586
location	northern state of Ohio (USA)
River system	Saint Lawrence River
Drain over	Niagara River  → Saint Lawrence River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin	The confluence of the West Branch and East Branch Black Rivers in the town of Elyria in northern Lorain County , OH 41 ° 22 ′ 24 ″  N , 82 ° 6 ′ 31 ″  W
Source height	190  m
muzzle	Lake Erie in Lorain in Lorain County, OH Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′ 22 "  N , 82 ° 11 ′ 3"  W 41 ° 28 ′ 22 "  N , 82 ° 11 ′ 3"  W
Mouth height	173  m
Height difference	17 m
Bottom slope	0.69 ‰
length	24.5 km
Catchment area	1206 km²
Left tributaries	West Branch Black River
Right tributaries	East Branch Black River, West Fork East Branch Black River
Big cities	Lorain

The Black River (also Canesadooharie River or Riviere en Grys ) is a 24.5 km long tributary of Lake Erie on its south bank in the northern US state of Ohio .

Together with its headwaters, the Black River drains 1,206 km² of predominantly agricultural land in the catchment area of Lake Erie. It is created by the confluence of the West Branch Black River and East Branch Black River in the village of Elyria in Lorain County , then flows further north and flows into Lake Erie in the city of Lorain .

The approximately 48 km long West Branch Black River rises 5 km north of the village of Nova in northern Ashland ( 41 ° 3 ′ 3 ″  N , 82 ° 17 ′ 58 ″  W ) at an altitude of 337 m and drains an area of ​​around 450 km² .

The East Branch Black River is formed about 5 km northwest of the village of Lodi in northern Ashland County by the confluence of the headwaters East Fork Black River and West Fork East Branch Black River ( 41 ° 3 ′ 1 ″  N , 82 ° 2 ′ 6 ″  W ) at an altitude of 263 m. With its source rivers it drains an area of ​​575 km².

Web links

Commons : Black River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Black River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
• Black-Rocky Watershed

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 24, 2010.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Black River Watershed ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 24, 2010  
3. ^ Doctor HF Raup Ohio Place Names Research File
4. ^ Doctor HF Raup Ohio Place Names Research File
5. ^ Black River (Ohio) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
6. ^ Black River (Ohio) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey