Information About

Black River

Quick Facts

Region:

Northwest Arctic

Nearest City:

Shungnak

Elevation:

98 ft (29.87 m)

About

flows to Kobuk River, 11 mi. W of Shungnak, Kotzebue-Kobuk Low. 13 miles long.

History of Black River

Named by Lieutenant G. M. Stoney, U.S. Navy (USN), in 1885. Its Eskimo name, according to Lieutenant Cantwell (1884, p. 61), U.S. Revenue-Cutter Service (USRCS), was "Umakalookta," "Am-mok-a-look-tok (or tah)," "Um-nok-a-luk-ta," or "Um-ok-a-look-tok."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Shungnak (1951), Shungnak D-4 (1955), Shungnak D-4 (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak (1955), Shungnak D-4 NE (2016),

Places Near Black River

Cities:

Umnokalukta,

Lakes:

Pitkik Lake,

Mountains:

Ingricherk Mountain,

Rivers:

Black River, Shungnak River,

Streams:

Cosmos Creek, Garland Creek, Kugachevik Creek, Little Black Creek, Pitkik Creek, Rabbit Creek, Sheshok Creek, Woodchopper Creek,