Black River (King County, Wash. : River)

found: Work cat.: Black River basin water quality management plan, 1993:t.p. (prepared for City of Renton)

found: GNIS, Jan. 31, 2003(Black River, stream, Wash., King County, 47⁰28ʹ28ʺN 122⁰14ʹ59ʺW; also locale of same name in King Co. and stream of same name in Grays Harbor/Thurston Co.)

found: Wash. place names database, via WWW, Jan. 31, 2003(Black River (T.23N;Rs.4,5E) - The Black River once extended from the south end of Lake Washington to the White River southwest of Renton in west central King County. The short stream flowed either from Lake Washington to the White River or vice versa, depending on the water height of the lake. When the lake was lowered to connect it with Puget Sound via Lake Union and the Seattle ship canal, the river was eliminated. Early settlers named the river for the contrast of its dark water with that of the White River, which carried light-colored, glacial water.)