Blackwater

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Blackwater

  1. A surname from Navajo used by the Navajo people.
  2. A river in Essex, England, which flows into the North Sea at Bradwell.
    • 1950 December, R. C. J. Day and R. K. Kirkland, “The Kelvedon & Tollesbury Light Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 838, 839:
      The principal water-barrier of this type is the muddy estuary of the tidal River Blackwater, which is last bridged in the seaward direction at the ancient town of Maldon. [] In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored.
  3. A river in Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire, England, which joins the River Loddon; the Hampshire town of Blackwater is on this river.
  4. A river in Wiltshire and Hampshire, England, which joins the River Test.
  5. A village near St Agnes, Cornwall.
  6. A town in Blackwater and Hawley parish, Hart district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU8559).
  7. A village in Arreton parish, Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5086).
  8. Any of several rivers in Ireland:
    1. A river in County Fermanagh and County Armagh, Northern Ireland, with a stretch on the border with County Monaghan, Ireland; the river flows into Lough Neagh.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Blackwater is the 48,256th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 438 individuals. Blackwater is most common among American Indian/Alaska Native (89.5%) individuals.