Information About

Black River Slough

Quick Facts

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Location

66 ° 38' 42" N,
144 ° 55' 8" W

Region

Yukon-Koyukuk (CA)

Nearest City

Fort Yukon

Elevation

436 ft (132.89 m)

Black River Slough in Detail.

About

Anabranch of Porcupine River, flows SW 11 mi. NE of Fort Yukon, Yukon Flats. 10 miles long.

History

Local name, derived from that of the Black River, which flows into the Porcupine River just east of Black River Slough. Reported in 1956 by T. E. Taylor, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Fort Yukon C-2 (1952), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon (1956), Fort Yukon C-2 (1956),

Places Near Black River Slough

Islands:

Rodman Island, Twelvemile Island,

Lakes:

Emile Lake, Ninemile Lake, Old Man Lake, Otto Lake, Sixmile Lake,

Rivers:

Black River, Grass River,

Streams:

Bear Blanket Slough, Black River Slough, Eightmile Slough, Seventeenmile Slough, Seventeenmile Slough, Squirrel Creek,