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List of rivers of Belize

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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
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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  • "Watersheds". Belmopan: Biodiversity & Environmental Resource Data System of Belize (BERDS). Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) (includes map of watersheds)