Amazonia •
Apaporis River: a tributary of the
Japurá River •
Arapiuns River: a tributary of the
Tapajós River •
Coari River •
Mazaruni River •
Mirití-Paraná River •
Piorini River •
Potaro River: a tributary of the
Mazaruni River •
Rio Negro: The largest blackwater river in the world; one of the largest Amazonian tributaries. •
Tahuayo River •
Tefé River •
Uatumã River •
Urubu River •
Vaupés River Orinoco basin •
Morichal Largo River •
Atabapo River: from the
Guiana highlands of
Venezuela west into the
Orinoco •
Caroní River: from the Guiana Highlands of Venezuela north into the Orinoco. •
Caura River: from the Guiana Highlands of Venezuela north into the Orinoco •
Inírida River: from
Colombia northeast into the
Guaviare River which flows into the Orinoco •
Ventuari River: from eastern Venezuela southwest into the Orinoco •
Vichada River: from Colombia east into the Orinoco •
Tomo River: from Colombia east into the Orinoco •
Tuparro River: from Colombia east into the Orinoco
Southern United States as seen from the boat launch at Princess Ann near
Orrum, North Carolina •
Aucilla River: located in northern Florida and southern Georgia •
Ashepoo River: along with the
Edisto and the
Combahee Rivers in South Carolina makes up the
ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge. •
Big Cypress, Black Cypress, and Little Cypress and the small rivers in the watershed of
Caddo Lake in
Texas and
Louisiana •
Blackwater River: a tributary of the
Chowan River in Virginia •
Blackwater River: a major river in the western
Florida panhandle •
Blackwater River, West Virginia: Located in the
Blackwater Canyon in Tucker County. Blackwater Falls, a five-story waterfall, is located along this river with rapids ranging from ClassIII-V+. •
Black River: a tributary of the
Pee Dee River in
North and South Carolina •
Cape Fear River, North Carolina: flows into the Atlantic Ocean. •
Cashie River, North Carolina: flows into
Albemarle Sound. •
Caloosahatchee River,
Florida: flows west from
Lake Okeechobee to the
Gulf of Mexico. •
Chowan River, North Carolina: flows into
Albemarle Sound. •
Edisto River, South Carolina: flows into the Atlantic Ocean. •
Econlockhatchee River, a
tributary of the
St. Johns River in Central Florida. •
Forked Deer River: located in West Tennessee •
Four Hole Swamp, a tributary of the Edisto River in South Carolina. •
Little Manatee River, Florida: flows into
Tampa Bay. •
Great Coharie Creek, North Carolina: flows into the Black River. •
Little Pee Dee River, South Carolina: flows into the
Pee Dee River. •
Lynches River, South Carolina: flows into the
Pee Dee River. •
Lumber/
Drowning Creek: located in North and South Carolina. Part of
Lumber River State Park •
Myakka River: 66 mile-long river with its headwaters in
Manatee County, Florida. The Myakka River discharges into
Charlotte Harbor. •
Obion River: located in Northwest Tennessee •
Ochlockonee River: a river in northern Florida •
Ogeechee River: a 245-mile river in eastern
Georgia that passes to the south of the city of
Savannah and enters the Atlantic Ocean at
Ossabaw Sound. •
Ohoopee River: a 119-mile-long (192 km) river in east-central
Georgia. It is a tributary of the
Altamaha River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. •
Pasquotank River: a river in Northeastern
North Carolina. Located between Camden and Pasquotank counties, the Pasquotank connects directly to the
Albemarle Sound and is part of the Intracoastal Waterway via
Elizabeth City. •
Peace River: located in central Florida, flows into
Charlotte Harbor. •
Pithlachascotee River: a small river in central
Florida •
Pocomoke River: a river in southern
Delaware and southeastern
Maryland on the
Delmarva Peninsula. The river is a tributary to the
Chesapeake Bay. •
Santa Fe River: a river in northern Florida •
Satilla River: a river in southeast
Georgia that flows through the city of
Waycross and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near
Cumberland Island. •
Scuppernong River: a small river in
Washington and
Tyrrell Counties in eastern
North Carolina at
Pettigrew State Park •
Sopchoppy River: a river in northern Florida •
St. Mary's River (Florida–Georgia): a 130-mile river located in southeast Georgia and is bordered by the Satilla River Basin to the north and the Suwannee River Basin to the west. •
St. Johns River: The largest river in Florida. Flows north through
Jacksonville and into the Atlantic. •
St. Sebastian River, Indian River County, Florida. •
Suwannee River: a large river in southern
Georgia and northern Florida flowing into the Gulf of Mexico •
Upper Little River, North Carolina: flows into the
Cape Fear River. •
Upper Nanticoke River, Delaware and Maryland: flows into the Chesapeake Bay. •
Village Creek, a 63 Mile long stream in the
Big Thicket region of southeast Texas: flows into the
Neches River. •
Waccamaw River, North and South Carolina: flows into the Atlantic Ocean. •
White Oak River, North Carolina: flows into the Atlantic Ocean. •
Wolf River: arises in Northern Mississippi and runs through southwest Tennessee/Memphis into Mississippi River
Northern United States •
Black River,
New York: a river starting in the western
Adirondacks that flows into
Lake Ontario. •
Black River (Gogebic County),
Michigan: a river in the far western
Upper Peninsula that flows into
Lake Superior. The northern section of the river is listed as a
National Wild and Scenic River. •
Mullica River and its tributaries from the
Pine Barrens,
New Jersey, where the dark water is called cedar water •
Gooseberry River: a river in northern Minnesota that leaches from peat bogs and pine forests •
Ocqueoc River, Michigan: a river in the northern Lower Peninsula that flows in
Lake Huron •
Tahquamenon River,
Michigan: a river in the
Upper Peninsula that flows into
Lake Superior •
Tuckahoe River,
New Jersey: a short river in southern New Jersey that flows into
Great Egg Harbor Africa • Most
Congo and
Lower Guinean rivers that flow through rainforests are blackwater. • The Congo basin lakes
Mai-Ndombe and
Tumba are blackwater. • The
New Calabar and
Sombreiro Rivers (both exiting in the
Niger River Delta) are blackwater.
Australia •
Gordon River,
Tasmania: a river rising in the center of the island and flowing westward, emptying into
Macquarie Harbour on the
West Coast •
Pieman River, Tasmania: a river on the West Coast which leaches from rainforests and heathlands •
Davey River, Tasmania: a relatively small river in the southwest corner of the island which runs through extensive heathlands, peat bogs and
button grass plains •
Noosa River,
Queensland: a small section of the Noosa River running between Lake Cootharaba and Lake Cooroibah •
Searys Creek, Queensland: a small river running from the
Great Sandy National Park to Tin Can Bay stained with
tea-tree tannin.
Intermittent blackwater events Other rivers in Australia may experience infrequent 'blackwater events' associated with flood waters connecting to forested floodplains and these events may be associated with hypoxic waters [low oxygen]. Examples include the
Murray River,
Edward River,
Wakool River and
Murrumbidgee River.
Indonesia •
Sabangau River •
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