List of rivers in Trinidad and Tobago
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This is a list of rivers of Trinidad and Tobago
, arranged by coast, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
North Coast (Caribbean Sea
East Coast (Atlantic Ocean
West Coast (Gulf of Paria
couva river
North Coast (Caribbean Sea
Central coast : couva river
South Coast (Atlantic Ocean
Trinidad and Tobago
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, arranged by coast, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
North Coast (Caribbean SeaCaribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
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- Yarra River
- Marianne River
- Shark River
East Coast (Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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- Maturita River
- North Oropouche River
- Quare River
- Cunapo River
- Nariva RiverNariva RiverThe Nariva River is one of the larger rivers in Trinidad and Tobago. It drains the Nariva Swamp on the east coast of Trinidad. The river is a light cream in colour. The bridge used to be a box type iron but it has been replaced with concrete and it also has been raised to prevent flooding. It is...
- Navet River
- Ortoire RiverOrtoire RiverThe Ortoire River is a large river in Trinidad and Tobago. It forms the boundary between Nariva County and Mayaro County in east Trinidad.It is green in color and at one time had an iron bridge with wooden planks but it has been replaced with an all paved concrete bridge; also it was made higher...
- Poole River
West Coast (Gulf of PariaGulf of PariaThe Gulf of Paria is a shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be one of the best natural harbours on the Atlantic coast of the Americas...
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couva river
- Chaguaramas River
- Diego MartinDiego MartinDiego Martin is a town in northwestern Trinidad, just north-west of the capital Port of Spain and east of Carenage. The Diego Martin Valley in the Northern Range was once filled with a number of small villages but is now a densely populated area. It was named after a Spanish explorer Don Diego...
River - MaravalMaravalMaraval is one of the northern suburbs of Trinidad's capital, Port of Spain a valley in northern Trinidad in Trinidad and Tobago. It is situated at the bottom of the hills of Paramin and located east of the Diego Martin valley to which it is connected directly by Morne Coco Road, and west of Santa...
River - Caroni RiverCaroni River (Trinidad and Tobago)The Caroni River is the largest river in Trinidad and Tobago, running for from its origins in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, through the northern lowlands of the Caroni Plains and enters the Gulf of Paria at the Caroni Swamp....
- Santa CruzSanta Cruz, Trinidad and TobagoThe Santa Cruz Valley stretches between Maraval and San Juan, along the Saddle Road. It lies between the hills of the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago....
River - Maracas River
- San JuanSan Juan, Trinidad and TobagoSan Juan is a town in Trinidad and Tobago. It lies in North Eastern Trinidad, between Barataria and St. Joseph.It is a busy town in the East-West Corridor; the centre of town is known as the Croisee. Population is 54,900 , and it is the third city of the country, larger than the capital. San Juan...
River - St. JosephSaint Joseph, Trinidad and TobagoSt. Joseph is the oldest town in Trinidad and Tobago. Originally named San José de Oruña, it served as the capital of Spanish Trinidad between 1592 and 1783....
River - TunapunaTunapuna-Town:It is located between St. Augustine, Tacarigua and Trincity. Tunapuna is the largest town between San Juan and Arima. It is an important market and commercial centre, and is the seat of the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation...
River - Tacarigua River (Caura River)
- AroucaArouca, Trinidad and TobagoArouca is a town in the East-West Corridor of Trinidad and Tobago located east of Port of Spain, along the Eastern Main Road. It is located west of Arima, east of Tunapuna and Tacarigua, south of Lopinot, and north of Piarco. It is governed by the Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation...
River - Oropuna River
- Mauia River
- ArimaArimaThe Royal Borough of Arima is the fourth largest town in Trinidad and Tobago. Located east of the capital, Port of Spain, Arima supports the only organised indigenous community in the country, the Santa Rosa Carib Community and is the seat of the Carib Queen...
River - Talparo River
- Tumpuna River
- Guanapo River
- El Mamo River
- AripoAripoAripo is the name of several places in Trinidad.* The Heights of Aripo and the Aripo Massif are part of the Northern Range and include El Cerro del Aripo, the highest point in Trinidad and Tobago....
River - Cumuto River
- Santa Cruz
- Guayamare River
- Cunupia River
- Caparo River
- Honda River
- CouvaCouvaCouva is a town in west-central Trinidad, south of Chaguanas and north of Claxton Bay and San Fernando. The Greater Couva area includes the Point Lisas Industrial Estate and the Port of Point Lisas. Couva's southern boundary is at the town of California, and to the north Couva stretches to McBean...
River - Guaracara RiverGuaracara RiverThe Guaracara River, located in south Trinidad, runs westward out of the Central Range and drains into the Gulf of Paria. It forms the boundary between the city of San Fernando and the Couva-Tabaquite-Talparo Regional Corporation...
- Tarouba River
- Cipero River
- South Oropouche River
- Guapo River
North Coast (Caribbean SeaCaribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean located in the tropics of the Western hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and southwest, to the north by the Greater Antilles, and to the east by the Lesser Antilles....
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- Courland River
- Coffee River
- Castara River
- Bloody Bay River
Central coast : couva river
South Coast (Atlantic OceanAtlantic OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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- Cook's River
- Bacolet River
- Sandy River
- Hillsborough West River
- Hillsborough East River
- Goldsborough River
- Richmond River (Great Dog River)
- Belle River
- Roxborough River
- Queens River
- Kings Bay River