Black River (Duwamish River tributary)

[3] In 1912, the Cedar was diverted from the Black River into Lake Washington to avoid future floods.

[4] Today, part of its bed forms the Black River Riparian Forest and Wetland.

[6] Several indigenous villages were located near the confluence of the Black and Duwamish rivers.

The area was called "Inside Place" (Lushootseed: Dxwdəw, from which comes the word "Duwamish"), referring to its location inland from Puget Sound.

Long used as a place of refuge, the area became home to hundreds of natives displaced by the growing city of Seattle.

Pre-1916 and current courses of the Black River
Maps showing the changes of course and nomenclature of rivers in the Duwamish Valley, 1899-1959.
The remnant of the Black River (at right) joins Green River to form the Duwamish (at left). Seen from the Fort Dent Pedestrian Bridge, 2009. This image looks upstream on the Black River and downstream on the Duwamish.