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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.


North Coast

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South Negril River The South Negril River is a river in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Course The head of the river is at the base of a row of hills that rise more than above the inland edge of the coastal plain. From its head the river meanders south for about ,Wikim ...
**Unnamed *Middle River **Unnamed **Unnamed *North Negril River *
Orange River The Orange River (from Afrikaans/Dutch: ''Oranjerivier'') is a river in Southern Africa. It is the longest river in South Africa. With a total length of , the Orange River Basin extends from Lesotho into South Africa and Namibia to the north ...
**Unnamed **New Found RiverUK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet A, 1959 **Cave River ***Fish River * Green Island River * Lucea West River * Lucea East River *
Flint River The Flint River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 15, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains of western Georgia, flowing south from the u ...
* Great River * Montego River *
Martha Brae River The Martha Brae River is a river of Jamaica. It is located in Trelawny on the north coast of Jamaica, towards the western edge, about 6 miles south of Falmouth which is in Trelawny Jamaica. The river features rafting. A small village we ...
* Rio Bueno ** Cave River (underground connection) * Roaring River * Llandovery River * Dunn River * White River *
Rio Nuevo Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...
* Oracabessa River *
Port Maria River The Otram River, formerly the Port Maria River or the Port Maria Western River, is a river in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica. It reaches the sea in the parish capital of Port Maria and contributes to flooding in that town. It is joined at Trinity by ...
* PageeUK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966. *
Wag Water River The Wag Water River (correct name is Agualta River) is one of Jamaica's rivers. It is dammed by the Hermitage Dam. See also *List of rivers of Jamaica This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries in ...
(Agua Alta) **
Flint River The Flint River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 15, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Georgia. The river drains of western Georgia, flowing south from the u ...
* Annotto River * Dry River * Buff Bay River * Spanish River * Swift River *
Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...
** Black River ** Stony River ** Guava River *
Plantain Garden River The Plantain Garden River is a river 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. See also *List of rivers of Jamaica *Enriquillo–Plantain G ...


South Coast

* New Savannah River *
Cabarita River The Cabarita River, originally the Cabaritta, is a river in Jamaica. The Mayfield River is a tributary. See also *List of rivers of Jamaica This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented und ...
** Thicket River ** Morgans River *
Sweet River The Sweet River is a river of Jamaica. The source of Sweet River is Sweet River Cave, Cairn Curran.''Jamaica Underground: The Caves, Sinkholes and Underground Rivers of the Island'' by Alan Fincham, Grenville Draper, Ross Macphee and Donald McF ...
* Black River ** Broad River ** Y.S. River ** Smith River **
One Eye River The One-Eye River is a river in the parishes of Manchester Parish, Manchester and Saint Elizabeth Parish, St Elizabeth in Jamaica. It is a tributary of the Black River (Jamaica), Black River. Course The hydrology of the area is complex, with seve ...
(underground connection) ***
Hectors River The Hectors River is a river of Jamaica. See also * Jasper Hall * List of rivers of Jamaica This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast *So ...
(underground connection) * Alligator Hole River * Gut River * Milk River *
Rio Minho The Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica at . 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 southernmo ...
* Salt River * Coleburns Gully *
Rio Cobre The Rio Cobre is a river of Jamaica. Its source is unclear, the headwaters being a writhing of unnamed, seasonally dry tributaries. The highest of these rise just above the contour. From here it flows to meet the Caribbean Sea in the north west c ...
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Rio Pedro The Rio Pedro is a river of Jamaica. See also *List of rivers of Jamaica This is a list of rivers of Jamaica, arranged from west to east, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast * South Negril River ** ...
** Rio Doro ** Rio Magno * Ferry River * Hope River *
Cane River Cane River (''Rivière aux Cannes'') is a riverU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed June 3, 2011 formed from a portion of the Red River that is located in Natchitoches Pa ...
* Yallahs River * Morant River **
Negro River Río Negro (Spanish and Portuguese, 'Black River') may refer to: Rivers Brazil * Rio Negro (Amazon), tributary of the Amazon River * Rio Negro (Mato Grosso do Sul) * Rio Negro (Paraná) * Rio Negro (Rio de Janeiro) * Rio Negro (Rondônia) * ...


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Water resources management in Jamaica Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a s ...


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*Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).''The Handbook of Jamaica.'' Jamaica Government Printing Office ;Inline {{North America topic, List of rivers of *
Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
Rivers of Jamaica A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...
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