List of rivers of Saint Lucia explained

This is a list of rivers in the island country of Saint Lucia. Rivers are listed in clockwise order, starting at the north end of the island.

Rivers

There are 180 streams in Saint Lucia. Most of the rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea at the coast of Saint Lucia. (The location of the river mouths indicated in this list. Only Roseau and Migny rivers are not on the coast.) The longest river is the Roseau River with a drainage area of . There are 28 drainage basins for rivers of Saint Lucia.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Rivers in Saint Lucia
OrderNameLocation of mouth
1Trou Sallé River14.0793°N -60.92°W
2Esperance River14.0604°N -60.9125°W
3Dauphin River14.0399°N -60.8962°W
4Trou Grauval River14.0581°N -60.8916°W
5Marquis River14.0312°N -60.8956°W
613.9648°N -60.88°W
7Fond d'Or River13.923°N -60.8903°W
813.9082°N -60.8905°W
9Praslin River
(Rivière des Trois Islets)
13.879°N -60.8959°W
10Mamiku River13.8716°N -60.897°W
11Patience River13.8577°N -60.8887°W
12Fond River13.8323°N -60.8935°W
1313.8271°N -60.9002°W
14Troumassée River13.8128°N -60.8971°W
15Ger River13.797°N -60.9007°W
1613.7805°N -60.9039°W
17Rouarne River13.7664°N -60.9183°W
1813.7306°N -60.9687°W
18aLittle Vieux Fort River
19Black Bay River13.7364°N -60.9807°W
2013.7529°N -61.0193°W
2113.7542°N -61.0255°W
2213.7592°N -61.0376°W
23Trou Barbet River13.7783°N -61.0521°W
24Grande Rivière Choiseul13.7725°N -61.0506°W
2513.799°N -61.0676°W
2613.856°N -61.0606°W
26aJeremy River
26bMigny River13.8537°N -61.0363°W
27Mamin River13.8708°N -61.0785°W
28Mahaut River13.8923°N -61.0735°W
2913.9049°N -61.0688°W
30La Verdure River13.92°N -61.0596°W
31Anse Cochon River13.9267°N -61.0567°W
32Grande Rivière de l'Anse la Raye13.9392°N -61.0443°W
33Petite Riviere de l'Anse La Raye13.942°N -61.0435°W
34Roseau River13.96°N -61.0324°W
34aMillet River13.9248°N -60.9895°W
3513.9839°N -61.0112°W
36Castries River[6] 14.0096°N -60.994°W
3714.0387°N -60.9717°W
38Bois d'Orange River14.0655°N -60.9665°W

See also

Notes

Breen's list of major rivers in Saint Lucia in 1844 includes a Vide Bouteille River but there is no mention of this river in the current GeoNames database. There is a Vide Bouteille Point on the coast at 14.0312°N -60.9792°W.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Higgins, Chris . St. Lucia . Montreal . Ulysses Travel Guides. 2001 . 2-89464-396-9.
  2. Web site: Integrating the Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in St. Lucia. 2001. Water Resources Management Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Government of St. Lucia. August 3, 2021.
  3. Web site: GEONet Names Server. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. June 25, 2021., GEOnet Names Server
  4. Web site: Tourist Map. Caribbean On-line. https://web.archive.org/web/20071010103110/http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/islands/sl/images/slm.gif. August 4, 2021. 2007-10-10.
  5. Book: Saint Lucia Country Environmental Profile. Caribbean Conservation Association. August 11, 2021. 44.
  6. Book: St. Lucia: Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive. 10. Breen, Henry H.. 1844. London. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.