Black River (King County, Washington)

E561978

Black River in King County, Washington, was a former outlet of Lake Washington that largely disappeared after the lake’s level was lowered by the construction of the Lake Washington Ship Canal.

All labels observed (2)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former river ⓘ
river channel ⓘ
associatedCity Renton, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Renton
associatedInfrastructure Lake Washington Ship Canal ⓘ
causeOfDisappearance construction of Lake Washington Ship Canal ⓘ
lowering of Lake Washington water level ⓘ
connectedTo Cedar River ⓘ
Green River (King County, Washington) ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentUseOfRemnantArea urban wetland ⓘ
wildlife habitat ⓘ
disappearanceDate 1916 ⓘ
dischargedInto Duwamish River ⓘ
Green River (King County, Washington) ⓘ
ecologicalChange conversion of river channel to wetlands and dry land ⓘ
engineeringImpact affected by Lake Washington Ship Canal project ⓘ
event flow ceased in 1916 after opening of Lake Washington Ship Canal ⓘ
flowDirection generally south and west from Lake Washington ⓘ
function natural outlet of Lake Washington ⓘ
geologicalContext glacially influenced lowland ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named for dark-colored water ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea Black River Riparian Forest and Wetland in Renton ⓘ
hasRemnant Black River Riparian Forest and Wetland ⓘ
historicalRole primary outlet of Lake Washington before 1916 ⓘ
historicalSignificance important waterway for local Native American communities ⓘ
influenced early settlement patterns near Renton ⓘ
hydrologicalSystem Duwamish River watershed ⓘ
Lake Washington watershed ⓘ
locatedIn King County, Washington ⓘ
linked to: King County

Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Seattle metropolitan area ⓘ
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington
mouthLocation near Renton, Washington ⓘ
mouthOf Lake Washington ⓘ
near Renton, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Renton
partOf Duwamish River system ⓘ
historical drainage of Lake Washington ⓘ
post1916Status abandoned river channel ⓘ
pre1916Status perennial flowing river ⓘ
preDisappearanceConnection linked Lake Washington to the Duwamish River ⓘ
region western Washington ⓘ
status mostly disappeared ⓘ
tributaryTo Duwamish River ⓘ
Green River (King County, Washington) ⓘ
watercourseType lowland river ⓘ
waterLevelChange Lake Washington lowered by several feet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Washington–Cedar River watershed → historicallyConnectedTo → Black River (King County, Washington) ⓘ
Chehalis River → hasTributary → Black River (Washington) ⓘ
linked to: Black River (King County, Washington)
Cedar–Sammamish watershed → historicalConnection → Black River (King County, Washington) ⓘ