Black River
The Black River is a tributary of the Duwamish 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 to dry up.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: former river in Washington state, United States
- Also known as: “Duwamish River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tukwila station and Westfield Southcenter.
Tukwila station
Railway station
Photo: SounderBruce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tukwila station is a train station in Tukwila, Washington, United States. The station was built by Sound Transit to serve its Sounder commuter rail service on the S Line, as well as Amtrak's intercity Cascades line.
Westfield Southcenter
Shopping center
Photo: Jwinters, Public domain.
Westfield Southcenter, formerly known as Southcenter Mall, is a shopping mall located in Tukwila, Washington, United States. Owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, it is the largest shopping center in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.
Renton Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Renton Municipal Airport is a public use airport located in Renton, a city in King County, Washington, United States. The airport was renamed Clayton Scott Field in 2005 to celebrate the 100th birthday of Clayton Scott. Renton Municipal Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Black River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tukwila and Foster.
Tukwila
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Tukwila is a city in King County in the Puget Sound region of Washington State. It includes Southcenter, the largest retail hub in the region.
Foster
Hamlet
Foster, Washington was a former community in King County in the U.S. state of Washington. After being annexed in 1989, Foster's former area is a part of the city of Tukwila.
Allentown
Hamlet
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Allentown is a neighborhood of Tukwila, Washington, on the Duwamish River. It is situated between the Rainier View neighborhood of southern Seattle and the Boulevard Park neighborhood of unincorporated King County. Allentown is situated 2 miles northwest of Black River.
Black River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: King County, Puget Sound, Washington, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Black River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “النهر الأسود (نهر دواميش)”
- Arabic: “النهر الأسود”
- Catalan: “Black”
- Cebuano: “Black River”
- Czech: “Černá řeka”
- Egyptian Arabic: “النهر الاسود”
- German: “Black River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Black”
- Japanese: “ブラック川”
- Spanish: “Río Black (río Duwamish)”
- Spanish: “Río Black”
- 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 Green River and Fort Dent.
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