Black River (Ohio)

Black River
The Black River at its mouth at Lake Erie in Lorain
Map
Location
CountryUnited States of America
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationElyria, Ohio, at confluence of East and West Branches, or northern Ashland County, Ohio for West Branch
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Erie in Lorain, Ohio
Length12 mi (19 km), or about 42 miles (68 km) including West Branch
Basin size470 sq mi (1,200 km2)
Shale[1] cliffs along the Black River in the Lorain County Metroparks' Black River Reservation in Elyria
East Fork of the Black River flowing through Lodi, Ohio.

The Black River[2] is a tributary of Lake Erie, about 12 mi (19 km) long, in northern Ohio in the United States.[3] Via Lake Erie, the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, it is part of the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. The Black drains an area of 470 mi² (1217 km²).[4]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Black River was formerly named "Canesadooharie River" and "Riviere en Grys."[5] (These two historical names were actually originally intended to refer to nearby rivers, instead of the Black River.[6])

  1. ^ Black River Reservation website from Lorain County Metroparks Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code: 04-11-00-01-[citation needed]
  3. ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Map of Ohio watersheds Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River
  6. ^ The Wilderness Trail; Hanna (publ.1911 by Knickerbocker, NY)