- Black Creek Wilderness
Infobox Protected area
name = Black Creek Wilderness
iucn_category = Ib
caption =
locator_x = 182
locator_y = 138
location =Mississippi ,United States
nearest_city =Wiggins, Mississippi
lat_degrees = 30
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 47
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 089
long_minutes = 01
long_seconds = 41
long_direction = W
area = convert|5052|acre|km2|0|sing=off
established =1984
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =U.S. Forest Service Black Creek Wilderness is a convert|5052|acre|km2|0|sing=on
wilderness area in the U.S. state ofMississippi . Located within theDe Soto National Forest , Mississippi's largest wilderness lies in the broad valley of Black Creek, stained a deep caramel color by thetannic acid of decaying vegetation. [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=54 Black Creek Wilderness] - Wilderness.net]Wild and Scenic River
Black Creek, a tributary of the
Pascagoula River , is Mississippi's only designatedNational Wild and Scenic River . Designated in 1986, convert|21|mi|km|0|sing=off of the creek are classified as "scenic." [ [http://www.rivers.gov/wsr-black-creek.html Black Creek Wild and Scenic River, Mississippi] - National Wild and Scenic Rivers System]Black Creek bisects Black Creek Wilderness, creating a hardwood floodplain of
oxbow lake s and thick stands ofsweet gum ,sweet bay ,red maple ,oak ,pine , andbald cypress .References
ee also
*
List of U.S. Wilderness Areas
*Wilderness Act External links
* [http://www.wilderness.net/index.cfm?fuse=NWPS&sec=wildView&WID=54 Black Creek Wilderness] - Wilderness.net
* [http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_wilderness_area/ms_black.htm Black Creek Wilderness, Mississippi] - GORP
* [http://www.backpacker.com/places/0,2678,534,00.html Black Creek Wilderness] - Backpacker.com
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