Information About

Black River

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 55' 0.998" N,
157 ° 30' 20.002" W

Region

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City

Shungnak

Elevation

98 ft (29.87 m)

Black River in Detail.

About

flows to Kobuk River, 11 mi. W of Shungnak, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 13 miles long.

History

Named by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885. Its Eskimo name, according to Lieutenant Cantwell (1884, p. 61), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), was "Umakalookta," "Am-mok-a-look-tok (or tah)," "Um-nok-a-luk-ta," or "Um-ok-a-look-tok."

Topo Maps

Shungnak (1951), Shungnak D-4 (1955), Shungnak D-4 (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak D-4 NE (2016),

Places Near Black River

Cities:

Umnokalukta,

Lakes:

Pitkik Lake,

Mountains:

Ingricherk Mountain,

Rivers:

Black River, Shungnak River,

Streams:

Cosmos Creek, Garland Creek, Kugachevik Creek, Little Black Creek, Pitkik Creek, Rabbit Creek, Sheshok Creek, Woodchopper Creek,