This watercourse crosses: This river is located entirely in the forest zone in the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, near its western limit.

[1][2] The surface of the Black Beaver River (except the rapids areas) is generally frozen from the beginning of December to the end of March, but safe circulation on the ice is generally made from the end of December to the beginning of March.

The Black Beaver River originates from "Lac à la Poêle" (length: 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi); altitude: 483 metres (1,585 ft)) in the unorganized territory of Lac-Croche.

[1] The "rivière aux Castors Noirs" flows to the bottom of a bay on the north shore of a lake formed by the widening of the Batiscan River.

[1] The toponym "Rivière aux Castors Noirs" was formalized on December 5, 1968 in the Place Names Bank of the Commission de toponymie du Québec.