blackwater river

Blackwater River may refer to:West Road River, also known as the Blackwater River, in British Columbia, CanadaBlackwater River (Ontario) in CanadaBlackwater River, New Zealand in the South Island of New ZealandIn the United States:Blackwater River (Florida)Blackwater River (Maine)Blackwater River (Maryland)Blackwater River (Massachusetts)Blackwater River (Missouri)Blackwater River (Contoocook River), a tributary of the Contoocook River in New HampshireIn Virginia:Blackwater River (Virginia), a tributary of the Chowan River in southeast VirginiaBlackwater River (Southwest Virginia) in Franklin County, VirginiaBlackwater River (West Virginia)
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This article is about a classification of rivers. For rivers officially named Blackwater, see Blackwater River. Blackwater rivers are rivers with waters colored like black tea to coffee. Most major blackwater rivers are in the Amazon River system and the Southern United States.A blackwater river is one with a deep, slow-moving channel that flows through forested swamps and wetlands. The color results from the leaching of tannins from the decaying leaves of adjoining vegetation.
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