Blackwater is the major town of a significant coal mining area in Central Australia. The town is the administrative centre of the Duaringa Shire, which covers an area of approximately 18200 square kilometres. Shire population is 11000 people.
Six major open cut coal mines dot the landscape surrounding the town, and provide its main employment opportunities. The town is also situated close to the Blackdown Tableland National Park which lies to the south.
Blackwater, Isle of Wight, a village on the Isle of Wight, England.
Blackwater, a term used for sewage containing fecal matter, in contrast with greywater that is the waste water from kitchen sink drains, washing machines, and other washings.
Blackwater fever, a particular acute kidney disease characterised by the leakage of blood from the kidneys into the urine, where it has a dark appearance when voided.
Blackwater, a term used for sewage containing fecal matter, in contrast with gray water that is the waste water from kitchen sink drains, washing machines, and other washings.
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, approximately 12 miles south of the town of Cambridge, in Dorchester County.
Blackwater was established in 1933 as a refuge for migratory birds.