- Source: Black River (Chehalis River tributary)
The Black river" target="_blank">River is a river" target="_blank">river in Thurston County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is approximately 25 miles (40 km) long with a drainage basin of about 144 square miles (370 km2).
History
The fur trader John Work was the first to describe the Black river" target="_blank">River in 1824: "The Black river" target="_blank">River so named from the colour of its water ... A great many dead salmon are in the river" target="_blank">river, and many that are just alive and barely able to move through the water."
Course
The Black river" target="_blank">River's source is Black Lake, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Tumwater. The river" target="_blank">river flows generally south, through Littlerock, near the Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, then southwest, passing through the Black river" target="_blank">River Habitat Management Area and the town of Rochester, before meandering west through the community of Gate and entering Grays Harbor County, where it empties into the Chehalis river" target="_blank">River in the Chehalis Indian Reservation.
The Black river" target="_blank">River Unit of the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge extends about 5 miles (8 km) along the river" target="_blank">river immediately south of Black Lake.
See also
List of rivers in Washington
References
External links
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black river" target="_blank">River