List of rivers of Jamaica
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This is a list of rivers of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

North Coast

  • South Negril River
    • Unnamed
  • Middle River
    • Unnamed
    • Unnamed
  • North Negril River
  • Orange River
    Orange River (Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Unnamed
    • New Found River
    • Cave River
      • Fish River
  • Green Island River
    Green Island River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Lucea West River
    Lucea West River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Lucea East River
    Lucea East River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Flint River
    Flint River (Hanover, Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Great River
    Great River (Jamaica)
    The Great River is one of Jamaica's major rivers, and forms the boundary of the parish of St James with Westmoreland and Hanover.-Course:...

  • Montego River
    Montego River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Martha Brae River
    Martha Brae River
    The Martha Brae River is a river of Jamaica. It is located in Trelawny Parish on the north coast of Jamaica, towards the western edge, about 6 miles south of Falmouth, Trelawny, Jamaica. The river features rafting. A small village west of the river is named Martha's Brae because of this nearby...

  • Rio Bueno
    Rio Bueno (Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Cave River
      Cave River
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

       (underground connection)
  • Roaring River
    Roaring River (Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Llandovery River
    Llandovery River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Dunn River
    Dunn's River Falls
    Dunn's River Falls is a famous waterfall near Ocho Rios, Jamaica and a major Caribbean tourist attraction that attracts thousands of visitors each year.About high, the waterfalls are terraced like giant stair steps of which some are man-made improvements...

  • White River
    White River (Jamaica)
    The White River is a river of Jamaica.-References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office-External links:*...

  • Rio Nuevo
    Rio Nuevo (Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Oracabessa River
    Oracabessa River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Port Maria River
    Port Maria River
    The Otram River is a river in St Mary, Jamaica. It reaches the sea in the parish capital of Port Maria.-References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C...

  • Wag Water River
    Wag Water River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

     (Agua Alta)
    • Flint River
      Flint River (St. Mary, Jamaica)
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Annotto River
    Annotto River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Dry River
    Dry River (Jamaica)
    The Dry River is a river in St Mary, Jamaica.-Course:The head of the river is a network of about 10 unnamed streams which rise on either side of the border between the parishes of St Mary and Portland in a district called Cocoa Wood...

  • Buff Bay River
    Buff Bay River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Spanish River
    Spanish River (Jamaica)
    The Spanish River is a river of Jamaica. The Spring Garden, near the Spanish River, was one of the earliest sugar plantations in Jamaica.-References:**OMC Map*...

  • Swift River
  • Rio Grande
    Rio Grande (Jamaica)
    The Rio Grande is a popular river of Jamaica, found in the parish of Portland. It was named when the Spanish occupied Jamaica in the 15th and 16th centuries. One of the largest rivers in Jamaica, it was named "Big River" by the Spanish, and today is one of the many tourist attractions in Portland,...

    • Back River
      Back River (Jamaica)
      The Back River is a river of Jamaica.- References :General* * OMC Map* * Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing OfficeInline...

    • Stony River
      Stony River (Jamaica)
      The Stony River rises just north of Coopers Hill in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica. From here it flows primarily north until it reaches its confluence with the New River.-References:*...

    • Guava River
      Guava River
      The Guava River rises just north of the Grand Ridge of the Blue Mountains on the border of Portland Parish in Jamaica. From here it runs east then north and then east again to its confluence with the Rio Grande....

  • Plantain Garden River
    Plantain Garden River
    The Plantain Garden River is a river found in the parish of St Thomas on the island of Jamaica. It is the only major river in Jamaica that does not flow in a northerly or southerly direction.-References:**OMC Map*...


South Coast

  • New Savannah River
    New Savannah River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Cabarita River
    Cabarita River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Thicket River
      Thicket River
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Morgans River
      Morgans River
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Sweet River
    Sweet River (Jamaica)
    The Sweet River is a river of Jamaica.The source of Sweet River is Sweet River Cave, Cairn Curran.-References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Black River
    Black River (Jamaica)
    The Black River is one of the longest rivers in Jamaica. At a length of , it was believed to be the longest until it was discovered that the Rio Minho was 92.8 km long. Its name refers to the darkness of the river bed caused by thick layers of decomposing vegetation...

    • Broad River
      Broad River (Jamaica)
      The Broad River is a river of Jamaica.It flows in the Black River at the Great Morass in St. Elizabeth-References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Y.S. River
      Y.S. River
      The Y.S. River is a river found in the southern parish of St Elizabeth on the island of Jamaica. It has the famous Y.S. Falls of Jamaica.-References:**OMC Map*...

    • Smith River
      Smith River (Jamaica)
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • One Eye River
      One Eye River
      The One-Eye River is a river in the parishes of Manchester and St Elizabeth in Jamaica. It is a tributary of the Black River.-Course:The hydrology of the area is complex, with several sinks and risings...

       (underground connection)
      • Hectors River
        Hectors River
        -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

         (underground connection)
  • Alligator Hole River
    Alligator Hole River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Gut River
    Gut River
    Gut River is a river, beach and small hamlet on an isolated stretch of south facing coastline in Manchester, Jamaica. The name is said by the locals to derive from the German word for good.-River:...

  • Milk River
    Milk River (Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Rio Minho
    Rio Minho (Jamaica)
    At the Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica. It rises close to the island's geographic centre, flows generally south-southwest and reaches the Caribbean Sea at Carlisle Bay in the central south coast, to the west of the island's southernmost point, Portland Point.The town of May Pen,...

  • Salt River
    Salt River (Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Coleburns Gully
    Coleburns Gully
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Rio Cobre
    Rio Cobre
    The Rio Cobre is a river of Jamaica. Its source is unclear on the best map available, the headwaters being a writhing of unnamed, seasonally dry tributaries. The highest of these rise just above the contour...

    • Rio Pedro
      Rio Pedro
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Rio Doro
      Rio Doro
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Rio Magno
      Rio Magno
      -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Ferry River
    Ferry River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Hope River
    Hope River (Jamaica)
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

  • Cane River
    Cane River (Jamaica)
    The Cane River rises at twin sources in the vicinity of Derby Peak in eastern Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica from where it flows south to the Caribbean Sea.-References:*...

  • Yallahs River
    Yallahs River
    The Yallahs River is a river in the parish of Saint Thomas, Jamaica.Major landslides have developed in the Upper Yallahs River Watershed. As a result, the river carries a greater silt load and scours its banks far more quickly. The Yallahs Ford downstream has widened tremendously, leaving the...

  • Morant River
    Morant River
    -References:**OMC Map**Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. .The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office...

    • Negro River
      Negro River (Jamaica)
      The Negro River is a river of Jamaica. This river is located on the south coast of Jamaica in a Parish called St. Thomas. Going downstream it eventually connects to the Yallahs River.-References:**OMC Map*...

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