Black River (Alcona County)

Black River is a 15.5-mile-long (24.9 km)^[2] river in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The main branch rises in northern Harrisville Township at ^[1] and flows north through Haynes Township and Alcona Township and empties into Lake Huron at ^[1] at the unincorporated community of Black River.

The north branch rises in Sanborn Township in southern Alpena County at .^[3] A large portion of its drainage basin is known as the Black River Swamp.^[4] The north branch joins the main branch in Alcona Township approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the mouth at .^[3]

Tributaries (from the mouth):

• North Branch Black River^[3]
  • Potvin Lake^[5]
  • Gauthier Creek^[6]
  • DeRocher Creek^[7]
  • Butternut Creek^[8]
    • Liston Creek^[9]
• Silver Creek^[10]
• Haynes Creek^[11]

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