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.^[1]. It is the major contributor to the Big Black River Basin.^[2] United States may refer to: Places: United States of America SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the longest river in the United States; the second-longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... Webster County is the name of several counties in the United States: Webster County, Georgia Webster County, Iowa Webster County, Kentucky Webster County, Mississippi Webster County, Missouri Webster County, Nebraska Webster County, West Virginia Webster Parish is also a parish in Louisiana; see Webster Parish, Louisiana. ... The Mississippi River, derived from the old Ojibwe word misi-ziibi meaning great river (gichi-ziibi big river at its headwaters), is the longest river in the United States; the second-longest is the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi. ... Vicksburg is a city located in Warren County, Mississippi, 234 miles (377 km) north by west of New Orleans on the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. ...

The Big Black River and most of its tributaries are silt-filled. The rivers carry large amounts of suspended sediment stemming mostlly from agricultural runoff. These tributaries are slow-flowing muddy streams. However, some are swift-flowing with sandy bottoms.^[3]

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 pecent percent of the land forested and 39 percent used for farming and cattle ranching.^[4]

Battle site

The Battle of Big Black River Bridge^[5] fought in the Battle of Vicksburg was part of the Vicksburg Campaign in the American Civil War. Grants Operations against Vicksburg The Battle of Big Black River Bridge, or Big Black, fought May 17, 1863, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Ulysses S. Grant John C. Pemberton Strength Army of the Tennessee Army of Vicksburg Casualties 10,142 9,091 (30,000 paroled) The Battle of Vicksburg or Siege of Vicksburg was the final significant battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of... Lithograph of the Mississippi River Squadron running the Confederate blockade at Vicksburg on April 16, 1863. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

Reference notes

1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company
2. ^ Big Black River Basin. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.
3. ^ The Big Black River Basin. USGS.gov. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.
4. ^ The Big Black River Basin. USGS.gov. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.
5. ^ Big Black River Bridge. nps.gov. Retrieved on 2006-10-20.

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External links

• The Big Black River Basin Map
• Big Black River Bridge (Big Black)
• Map of Big Black River
• Big Black and Homochitto River Basins
• The Big Black Bridge
• Big Black River Bridge Civil War Mississippi