• Source: Black River (Duwamish River tributary)

The Black river" target="_blank">River is a tributary of the Duwamish river" target="_blank">River in King County in the U.S. state of Washington. It drained Lake Washington until 1916, when the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal lowered the lake, causing part of the Black river" target="_blank">River to dry up. It still exists as a dammed stream about 2 miles (3.2 km) long.
Before the 20th century, Lake Washington emptied from its south end into the Black river" target="_blank">River, which was joined by the Cedar river" target="_blank">River before meeting the White river" target="_blank">River (now the lower Green river" target="_blank">River; the White river" target="_blank">River has been diverted south). The confluence of the Black and White rivers created the Duwamish river" target="_blank">River, which emptied into Elliott Bay in Puget Sound. Thus, the water of rivers emptying into Lake Washington, such as the Sammamish river" target="_blank">River, once flowed through the Black and Duwamish rivers. Today, Lake Washington's water empties into Puget Sound via the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
In November 1911, the Cedar river" target="_blank">River flooded Renton. In 1912, the Cedar was diverted from the Black river" target="_blank">River into Lake Washington to avoid future floods. Its water still flowed through the Black after passing through Lake Washington. In 1916, with the opening of the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle, the lake's level dropped nearly nine feet and the Black river" target="_blank">River dried up. Today, part of its bed forms the Black river" target="_blank">River Riparian Forest and Wetland.
The Duwamish people lived along the Black river" target="_blank">River for many centuries. Duwamish settlements remained along the river" target="_blank">river until it dried up in 1916. Several indigenous villages were located near the confluence of the Black and Duwamish rivers. The area was called "Inside Place" (Lushootseed: Dxwdəw, from which comes the word "Duwamish"), referring to its location inland from Puget Sound. Long used as a place of refuge, the area became home to hundreds of natives displaced by the growing city of Seattle. The Black river" target="_blank">River was also a big fishery for the Duwamish people, until the river" target="_blank">river dried up.




See also


Fort Dent
List of rivers in Washington




References






External links



U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black river" target="_blank">River

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• Black River (Duwamish River tributary)
• Duwamish River
• Green River (Duwamish River tributary)
• Black River
• White River (Puyallup River)
• List of rivers of Washington (state)
• Green River
• Cedar River (Washington)
• List of rivers of the United States: B
• Chief Seattle