Great River (Jamaica)

River in Jamaica

Great River (Jamaica)

Location
Country| Jamaica
Physical characteristics
Source|
• coordinates| 18°12′26″N 77°53′01″W﻿ / ﻿18.207196°N 77.8835177°W﻿ / 18.207196; -77.8835177
• elevation| 1,400 feet (430 m)
Mouth|

• coordinates

| 18°26′58″N 77°59′32″W﻿ / ﻿18.449568°N 77.9922867°W﻿ / 18.449568; -77.9922867
Length| 57 miles (92 km)

Mouth of
Great River

The Great River, Jamaica at 1:50,000.

The Great River (Jamaica) is one of Jamaica's major rivers,[1] and forms the boundary of the parish of St James with Westmoreland and Hanover.[2]

## Course

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The Great River rises at about 1,400 feet (430 m) just north of the small village of Pisgah in the north west corner of St Elizabeth.[2] From here it flows north north east for about 57 miles (92 km) (some sources say 46 miles (74 km)[1]) reaching the Caribbean Sea at Great River Bay on the island's north coast, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Montego Bay.[2]

## Ecology

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The Great River is home to the second largest tree in the island,[citation needed] and to crawfish.

## Tourism

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The Great River is one of the three most popular for traditional rafting on bamboo rafts.[1] It is also used for tube[3] and zip line[citation needed] craft.

## See also

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* List of rivers of Jamaica

## References

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1. ^ a b c "The Major Rivers in Jamaica". Kingston, Jamaica: National Library of Jamaica. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
2. ^ a b c UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet D, 1959.
3. ^ "Tubing in Jamaica". USA Today.=

* Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office

## External links

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* Aerial view of the mouth of the Great River
* Aerial view of the headwaters of the Great River

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List of rivers of Jamaica

* Alligator Hole
* Annotto
* Back
* Black
* Broad
* Buff Bay
* Cabarita
* Cane
* Cave
* Coleburns Gully
* Dry
* Dunn
* Ferry
* Flint (Hanover)
* Flint (St Mary)
* Great
* Green Island
* Guava
* Gut
* Hectors
* Hope
* Llandovery
* Lucea East
* Lucea West
* Martha Brae
* Milk
* Montego
* Morant
* Morgans
* Negro (St. Mary)
* Negro (St. Thomas)
* New Savannah
* North Negril
* One Eye
* Oracabessa
* Orange
* Pagee
* Plantain Garden
* Port Maria
* Rio Bueno
* Rio Cobre
* Rio Doro
* Rio Grande
* Rio Magno
* Rio Minho
* Rio Nuevo
* Rio Pedro
* Roaring
* Rotten Gut River
* Salt
* Smith
* South Negril
* Spanish
* Stony
* Sweet
* Swift
* Thicket
* Wag Water
* White
* YS
* Yallahs

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