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Mayfield Falls is a
waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...
in
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 ...
that comprises twenty one widely spaced small cascades on the Mayfield River, a tributary of the
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 ...
. Mayfield Falls is in Glenbrook Westmoreland Jamaica.Reference: UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet A, 1959. The tallest cascade is the upper most of the twenty one; called "The Washing Machine" it is about tall and large enough for a person to enter.Mayfield Falls
accessed 12 July 2012


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{{Jamaica-geo-stub Waterfalls of Jamaica Geography of Westmoreland Parish Tourist attractions in Westmoreland Parish