Big Black River
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The Big Black River is a waterway in Mississippi that played a notable role in the American Civil War as the site of the Battle of Big Black River Bridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Black River canonical | 4 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinArea |
approximately 3,400 square miles
ⓘ
approximately 8,800 square kilometers ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy | Big Black River Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentType | freshwater river ⓘ |
| flowsGenerally | southwest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Mississippi Delta region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Mississippi ⓘ |
| hasName | Big Black River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEventSite | Battle of Big Black River Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 330 miles
ⓘ
approximately 530 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Big Black River basin
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ |
| near | Vicksburg Campaign theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Battle of Big Black River Bridge in 1863
ⓘ
Civil War military significance ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippi River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Jackson, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vicksburg, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
near Eupora, Mississippi
ⓘ
northeastern Mississippi ⓘ |
| state |
Louisiana
ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.