Black River
Black River is a 4.2-mile-long river in the southwest part of the U.S. state of Michigan that empties into Lake Michigan in South Haven at, where it discharges past the South Pier Lighthouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in southwest Michigan
- Also known as: “South Black River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Haven Light and North Beach.
South Haven Light
Lighthouse
The South Haven South Pierhead Light is a lighthouse in Michigan, at the entrance to the Black River on Lake Michigan. The station was lit in 1872, and is still operational.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Haven.
South Haven
Photo: Nanamac47, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Haven is a city in West Michigan. South Haven is unique among Lake Michigan beach towns in that the downtown is right next to the beaches and the harbor.
Black River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Van Buren, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Black River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Black”
- Cebuano: “Black River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Michigan, Van Buren County)”
- Cebuano: “Black River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Black”
- Persian: “بلاک ریور (جنوب غربی میشیگان)”
- Persian: “بلاک ریور”
- Romanian: “Râul Negru (Michigan)”
- Romanian: “Râul Negru”
- Tajik: “Блек Ривер”
- Tajik: “Блок ревир (ҷануб қарбӣ мешегон)”
- Venetian: “Black”
- Welsh: “Afon Black”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ellen Avery Park and Riverfront Park.
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