Black River (Lake Memphremagog)

The Black River is a tributary of Lake Memphremagog, over 30 miles (48 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States. It is one of the four major rivers in Orleans County. It is the longer but least powerful of the two rivers contained solely within the county. There are no longer any damsites.

Black River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateVermont
RegionNortheast Kingdom
CityNewport, Vermont
Physical characteristics
SourceLake Elligo
  locationCraftsbury, Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, United States
  coordinates44°36′3″N 72°21′22″W
  elevation872 ft (266 m)
MouthLake Memphremagog
  location
Newport (city), Vermont, Orleans County, Vermont, United States
  coordinates
44°56′39″N 72°12′16″W
  elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Length30 mi (48 km)
Basin size134 sq mi (350 km2)
Discharge 
  locationNewport city, Vermont
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left(from the mouth), Stony Brook, Ware Brook, Stony Hill Brook, Lamphear Brook, McCleary Brook, Shalney Branch, Regers Branch, Seaver Branch, Mud Pond discharge, Lake Elligo discharge
  right(from the mouth), Allen Brook, Lords Creek, Heart Pond discharge, Little Homer Pond discharge

It is paralleled much of the way by Vermont Route 14, taking advantage of the terrain of the Black River Valley.

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