Black River (Rainy River tributary)

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 • locationMinnesota

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

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

References

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


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