The Roseau River is a river in the
Anse-la-Raye Quarter
Anse la Raye District is one of 10 districts (formerly called quarters) of the island nation of St. Lucia in the Caribbean Sea. The name Anse la Raye is French for cover/bay of the rays, since there are a large number of skate fish or rays in the ...
of the
island country of
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindian ...
. It flows north and then west from the central highlands in the south of the island, reaching the
Caribbean Sea to the north of the town of
Anse la Raye
Anse La Raye or Anse-La-Raye is the largest town and seat of the Anse la Raye District of Saint Lucia. It is located on the island's western side, near Marigot Bay, and has several examples of French and English colonial architecture.
History
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. The Roseau river is also the longest in the country and is dammed by the
John Compton Dam
The John Compton Dam, formerly known as the Roseau Dam, is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Roseau River in the small community of Millet in central Saint Lucia. The primary purpose of the dam is municipal water supply. It is named after John ...
near Millet.
See also
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List of rivers of Saint Lucia
References
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Rivers of Saint Lucia
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