Rio Cobre
| Rio Cobre | |
| River | |
 The A1 road crossing the Rio Cobre via the Flat Bridge. | |
| Country | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Region | St Catherine |
| Mouth | Caribbean Sea |
| - location | Kingston Harbour |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | JM 17°59′03″N 76°51′35″W / 17.9840396°N 76.8596649°WCoordinates: JM 17°59′03″N 76°51′35″W / 17.9840396°N 76.8596649°W |
The Rio Cobre is a river of Jamaica. Its source is unclear on the best map available,[1] the headwaters being a writhing of unnamed, seasonally dry tributaries. The highest of these rise just above the 1,750 feet (530 m) contour. From here it flows to meet the Caribbean Sea in the north west corner of Kingston Harbour. It is dammed by the Rio Cobre Dam just above Spanish Town.
The river's most significant feature is perhaps the gorge through which it runs between Bog Walk and northern Spanish Town.
See also
References
- General
- GEOnet Names Server
- OMC Map
- CIA Map
- Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office
- Inline
- ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966.
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