| Black River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Vermont |
| Region | Northeast Kingdom |
| City | Newport, Vermont |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Elligo |
| • location | Craftsbury, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, United States |
| • coordinates | 44°36′3″N 72°21′22″W / 44.60083°N 72.35611°W |
| • elevation | 872 ft (266 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Memphremagog |
• location | Newport (city), Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, United States |
• coordinates | 44°56′39″N 72°12′16″W / 44.94417°N 72.20444°W |
• elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Length | 30 mi (48 km) |
| Basin size | 134 sq mi (350 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Newport city, Vermont |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | (from the mouth), Stony Brook, Ware Brook, Stony Hill Brook, Lamphear Brook, McCleary Brook, Shalney Branch, Regers Branch, Seaver Branch, Mud Pond discharge, Lake Elligo discharge |
| • right | (from the mouth), Allen Brook, Lords Creek, Heart Pond discharge, Little Homer Pond discharge |
The Black River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over 30 miles (48 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is one of the four major rivers in Orleans County. It is the longer but least powerful of the two rivers contained solely within the county.[1] There are no longer any damsites.
It is paralleled much of the way by Vermont Route 14, taking advantage of the terrain of the Black River Valley.