Black River (Hastings County) Explained

Black River
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Ontario
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Black River in southern Ontario
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Ontario
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Central Ontario
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Hastings
Source1:Unnamed lake
Source1 Location:Tudor and Cashel
Source1 Coordinates:43.8972°N -77.5233°W
Source1 Elevation:393m (1,289feet)
Mouth:Moira River
Mouth Location:Tweed
Mouth Coordinates:44.5297°N -77.3711°W
Mouth Elevation:155m (509feet)
River System:Great Lakes Basin
Tributaries Right:West Black River

The Black River is a river in Hastings County in Central Ontario, Canada.[1] It is part of the Great Lakes Basin, and is a left tributary of the Moira River.

Course

The river begins at an unnamed lake in geographic Cashel Township,[2] part of the municipality of Tudor and Cashel, and 2.2km (01.4miles) northeast of the community of Gunter. It flows south then southeast, passes into geographic Grimsthorpe Township[3] in the municipality of Tweed, and reaches Lingham Lake. It leaves the lake at the south and flows south into geographic Elzevir Township,[4] where it takes in the right tributary West Black River, arcs briefly west into the municipality of Madoc,[5] then returns east into Elzevir Township near the community of Queensborough. The river there goes over a weir, continues south through a series of rapids, heads under Ontario Highway 7, and reaches its mouth at the Moira River. The Moira River flows to the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario.

Recreation

The river is used by whitewater paddlers, particularly in spring as part of the M.A.C.K.fest (Marmora Area Canoe and Kayak Festival),[6] [7] with the community of Queensborough serving as a friendly access point recognized by Whitewater Ontario.[8] [9]

Tributaries

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. FAJPW. Black River. 2014-06-06.
  2. Web site: Cashel. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2014-06-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122438/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/C/Cashel.pdf. 2014-07-14.
  3. Web site: Grimsthorpe. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2014-06-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714120053/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/G/Grimsthorpe.pdf. 2014-07-14.
  4. Web site: Elzevir. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2014-06-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714143929/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/E/Elzevir.pdf. 2014-07-14.
  5. Web site: Madoc. PDF. Geology Ontario - Historic Claim Maps. Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry. 2014-06-06. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714154713/http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/website/historic_claim_maps/M/Madoc.pdf. 2014-07-14.
  6. Web site: Queensborough. 2010. 2014-06-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20140607052413/http://twp.tweed.on.ca/queensborough--p368.php. 2014-06-07. dead.
  7. Web site: Black River. https://web.archive.org/web/20130925161228/http://mackfest.ca/rivers/black.aspx. dead. 2013-09-25. Marmora Area Canoe and Kayak Festival. 2014-06-06.
  8. Web site: Things to do. Queensborough Community Centre. 2014-06-06.
  9. Web site: Media coverage of WO Advocacy sign unveiling. Whitewater Ontario. 2012-04-30. 2014-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152211/http://www.whitewaterontario.ca/index.php/programs/advocacy-program/advocacy-news/512-media-coverage-of-wo-advocacy-sign-unveiling. 2014-07-14. dead.

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