:''For other "Black Rivers" in Michigan, see
Black River (Michigan).''
'Black River' is a river in the
U.S. state of
Michigan, flowing into the
St. Clair River at in the city of
Port Huron. The Black River Canal in northern Port Hurn cuts off the lower portion of the river.
The river rises in northern
Sanilac County and its drainage basin covers most of the central and southern portions of the Sanilac County, most of northern
St. Clair County, and a small area of east central
Lapeer County. Large sections of the upper portion of the river and much of its drainage basin are heavily channelized for agricultural irrigation.
Tributaries (from the mouth):
★ Stocks Creek, confluence in Port Huron
★ Mill Creek, confluence in
Clyde Township, rises in eastern
Lapeer County
★ Plum Creek, confluence in west central
Grant Township
★ Silver Creek, confluence in northwest Grant Township
★ Black Creek, confluence in
Worth Township,
Sanilac County, rises in eastern
Speaker Township
★
★ Seymour Creek, confluence in
Fremont Township
★
★ Jackson Creek, confluence in Fremont Township
★ Mille Creek, confluence in
Croswell
★ Arnot Creek, confluence in
Lexington Township just north of Croswell
★ Kelly Creek, confluence in
Washington Township
★ Elk Creek, confluence in Washington Township, rises in
Maple Valley Township in southwest Sanilac County