Black River (New York)

Black River (New York)

The Black River is a blackwater river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Ontario on the shore of Jefferson County, New York in the United States of America. The origin of the name is not clear, but it may stem from the tannic acid that darkens the water in places.

The river's source is in various locations, including Little Black Creek and North Lake, in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York.

The river ends at Lake Ontario west of the City of Watertown. For the last few miles it forms the boundary between the Towns of Brownville and Hounsfield.

Sporting activities

The river is an excellent location for fishing. Abundant trout, salmon, bass, and pike are present in the stream.

Whitewater rafting and kayaking are popular on some stretches of the river, notably the Black River Canyon, which begins in Watertown and ends in Brownville. The Black River Canyon is one of few whitewater streams which have reliable flows throughout the summer.

Environmental issues

About August 10, 2005, the Black was contaminated by a spill from a manure lagoon on a dairy farm (a concentrated animal feeding operation) near Lowville, New York when a retaining wall gave way, allowing the contents of a waste holding pond to spill. About 8 million gallons of pollution flowed into the river. An estimated 250,000 fish were killed.

As of August 3, 2006 a settlement has been reached and Marks' Dairy Farm, originator of the spill, has been fined.

ee also

*List of New York rivers
*Village of Black River, NY

Further reading

* "Adirondack Stories of the Black River Country" "O'Hern" (2003) ISBN 0925168688

External links

* [http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1250/ National Whitewater River Inventory: Black River Gorge]
* [http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/3595/ National Whitewater River Inventory: Black River, Route 3 Wave]
* [http://www.americanwhitewater.org/rivers/id/1254/ National Whitewater River Inventory: Black River, Hawkinsville Section]

References

* [http://wwnytv.net/72k/full-story.asp?uid=8906&area=news&ss=marks+farm, WWNY 7 News Watertown]
* [http://www.newswatch50.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=047DDAF2-CABD-42DF-BAAA-70D67677048C TV 50, WWTI Watertown] article about the manure spill, August 12, 2005


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