Blackwater River may refer to:
In Britain:
- River Blackwater, Essex, a river in England
- River Blackwater (River Loddon), a tributary of the River Loddon in England
- River Blackwater (River Test), a river in the English counties of Hampshire and Wiltshire
- Black Water (Conon), in Wester Ross, Scotland
In Canada:
- West Road River (also Blackwater River), a major tributary of the Fraser River
In Ireland:
- Blackwater River (Kerry), a river in County Kerry
- Munster Blackwater, a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford
- River Blackwater, Ulster, a river in County Armagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, and County Monaghan, Ireland
- River Blackwater, Meath, flowing from Lough Ramor, County Cavan to Navan, County Meath
In New Zealand:
- Blackwater River (New Zealand), a river in the South Island
In the United States:
- Blackwater River (Alabama), a river in Baldwin County
- Blackwater River (Contoocook River), a river located in central New Hampshire
- Blackwater River (Florida), a river arising in southern Alabama and flowing through the Florida Panhandle to the Gulf of Mexico
- Blackwater River (Maine), a river in Aroostook County
- Blackwater River (Maryland), a saltwater river in Dorchester County
- Little Blackwater River (Maryland), a tributary
- Blackwater River (Massachusetts – New Hampshire), a tidal inlet in northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire
- Blackwater River (Missouri), a tributary of the Lamine River
- Blackwater River (Virginia), a river in southeastern Virginia
- Blackwater River (West Virginia), a river in the Allegheny Mountains (with a tributary named Little Blackwater River)
Famous quotes containing the word river:
“Naught was familiar but the heavens, from under whose roof the voyageur never passes; but with their countenance, and the acquaintance we had with river and wood, we trusted to fare well under any circumstances.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)