Rio Cobre

Rio Cobre
The A1 road crossing the Rio Cobre via the Flat Bridge.
Rio Cobre watershed (Interactive map)
Location
CountryJamaica
RegionSt Catherine
Physical characteristics
SourceRose Hall Mountain
 • locationRose Hall Mountain
 • coordinates17°35′25″N 76°31′21″W / 17.5904°N 76.5226°W / 17.5904; -76.5226
 • elevation1,135 ft (346 m)
MouthCaribbean Sea
 • location
Kingston Harbour
 • coordinates
17°59′03″N 76°51′35″W / 17.9840396°N 76.8596649°W / 17.9840396; -76.8596649
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length51 km (32 mi)
Basin size145 km2 (56.28 mi2)
Width 
 • minimum5 m (16 ft)
 • average50 m (164 ft)
 • maximum100 m (328 ft)
Depth 
 • minimum1 m (3.3 ft)
 • average3 m (9.8 ft)
 • maximum12 m (39.4 ft)
Discharge 
 • locationHunts Bay
 • average10 cu ft/s
 • minimum0.1 cu ft/s
 • maximum11o cu ft/s
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMagno River
 • rightRio D'Oro, Crawle river, Pedro river,

The Rio Cobre is a river of Jamaica. Its source is in the Rose Hall Mountain in the north-east of Saint Catherine Parish,[1][circular reference] the headwaters being a writhing of unnamed, seasonally dry tributaries. The highest of these rise just above the 1,135 feet (346 m) contour. From here it flows to meet the Caribbean Sea into the Hunts Bay. 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.

  1. ^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966.[circular reference]