Black River (Indiana)

Black River
Black River
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Montgomery Township, Gibson County, Indiana
• coordinates	38°14′27″N 87°41′43″W / 38.2408333°N 87.6952778°W
• elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Mouth
• location	Bethel Township, Posey County, Indiana
• coordinates	38°10′27″N 87°55′15″W / 38.1741667°N 87.9208333°W
• elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Length	20 mi (32 km)
Basin features
Progression	Black River → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID	431139

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The Black River is a 19.6-mile-long (31.5 km)^[1] river with headwaters located just south of Owensville, Indiana.^[2] It flows southwest through southwestern Gibson County and northwestern Posey County under Interstate 64 between Poseyville and Griffin before emptying into the Wabash River just north of New Harmony.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black River

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