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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 Hispa ...
, 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 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 * Great River * Montego River * Martha Brae River * 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 * 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 *
Annotto River The Annotto River 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 ...
* Dry River *
Buff Bay River The Buff Bay River 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 Rive ...
* 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 * Black River ** Broad River ** Y.S. River ** Smith River ** One Eye River (underground connection) *** Hectors River (underground connection) * Alligator Hole River *
Gut River Gut or guts may refer to: Anatomy * Abdomen or belly, the region of a vertebrate between the chest and pelvis * Abdominal obesity or "a gut", a large deposit of belly fat * Gastrointestinal tract or gut, the system of digestive organs * Insec ...
* 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 southernm ...
* 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 ...
** Rio Pedro ** Rio Doro **
Rio Magno The Rio Magno 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 ** ...
* Ferry River * Hope River * Cane River * 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 Hispa ...
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 wate ...
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