List of rivers of Belize
Appearance
These are the main rivers of Belize. Belize has a total of 35 major and minor river catchments or watersheds which drain into the Caribbean Sea.
Rivers
Central watersheds
- Belize River
- Barton Creek
- Beaver Dam Creek
- Billy White Creek
- Black Creek
- Cadena Creek
- Cut and Throwaway Creek
- Freshwater Creek
- Iguana Creek
- Jinny Creek
- Labouring Creek
- Mopan River
- Ceiba Grande
- Chiquibul Branch
- Macal River
- Blossom Berry Creek
- Cacao Camp Creek
- Eastern Branch
- Garbutt Creek
- Mengel Creek
- Mollejon Creek
- Monkey Trail Branch
- Oak Burn
- Privassion Creek
- Raspaculo
- Rio Frio
- Rio On
- Slate Creek
- Mopan River
- Ceiba Grande
- Chiquibul Branch
- Mussel Creek
- Pescado Creek
- Quaco Creek
- Roaring Creek
- Saturday Creek
- Spanish Creek
- Tu-tu Creek
- Yalbac Creek
- Mopan River
Name | District | Length | Parent |
---|---|---|---|
Belize River | BZ, CY | Caribbean Sea | |
New River | CZL, OW | Corozal Bay | |
Coffin Gate Creek | OW | New River | |
Dawson Creek | OW | New River | |
Irish Creek | OW | New River | |
Ramgoat Creek | OW | New River | |
Northern River | BZ | Caribbean Sea | |
Lopez Creek | BZ | Northern River | |
Quashie Banner Creek | BZ | Northern River | |
Rio Hondo | CZL, OW | Bahia de Chetumal | |
Blue Creek | OW | Rio Hondo | |
Booth's River | OW | Rio Hondo | |
Chan Chich Creek | OW | Rio Hondo | |
Gold Button Creek | OW | Rio Hondo | |
La Palma | Rio Hondo | ||
Rio Bravo | OW | Rio Hondo | |
Resources
- Boles, Ed (1999). The Sibun River Watershed Atlas. Sibun River Watershed Association.
- "The rivers of Belize with their tributaries". belizerivers.org. Archived from the original on 5 February 2006.
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