Everything about Big Black River totally explained
Big Black River is a river in the
US state of
Mississippi and a tributary of the
Mississippi River. Its origin is in
Webster County near the town of
Eupora in the north central part of the state. From there it flows 330 miles (531 km) in a generally southwest direction until it merges with the
Mississippi River 25 miles south of the city of
Vicksburg. It is the major contributor to the Big Black River Basin.
The Big Black River and most of its tributaries are silt-filled. The rivers carry large amounts of suspended sediment stemming mostly from agricultural runoff. These tributaries are slow-flowing muddy streams. However, some are swift-flowing with sandy bottoms.
Big Black River Basin
The size of Big Black River Basin drainage area is 3,400 square miles. Its elevation varies from 50 to 650 feet (14 to 198 meters) above sea level. It is 160 miles long and averages 22 to 25 miles wide. Most of its small tributaries are in the upper part of the basin and flow only part of the year. The terrain is hilly with 56 percent percent of the land forested and 39 percent used for farming and cattle ranching.
The
Battle of Big Black River Bridge fought in the
Battle of Vicksburg
was part of the
Vicksburg Campaign in the
American Civil War.
Reference notes
Further Information
Get more info on 'Big Black River'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://big_black_river.totallyexplained.com">Big Black River Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
