Rio Minho

Rio Minho
Map
Location
CountryJamaica
ParishClarendon
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMocho Mountains which are in the Western and North Western part of Clarendon
 • elevationapprox., 706 meters (2,300 ft.)
Mouth 
 • location
Portland Point in Clarendon
 • elevation
3 m. (9 ft)
Length92.8 km (57.7 mi)
Basin size1,700 km2 (660 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average150 cm3 per sec. (5,300 cu ft3)

The Rio Minho is the longest river in Jamaica at 92.8 kilometres (57.7 mi).[1] 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 southernmost point, Portland Point.[2]

The town of May Pen, Clarendon lies on the banks of the river.

  1. ^ Jamaica National Heritage Trust – Black River
  2. ^ "Rio Minho". Arc GIS. Retrieved June 22, 2021.