Jump to content

Roseau River (Saint Lucia)

Coordinates: 13°57′36″N 61°01′57″W / 13.959965°N 61.032363°W / 13.959965; -61.032363
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roseau River
La Grande Riviere
Roseau River (Saint Lucia) is located in Saint Lucia
Roseau River (Saint Lucia)
Location of mouth
Location
CountrySaint Lucia
RegionAnse-la-Raye Quarter
Physical characteristics
MouthRoseau Bay, Caribbean Sea
 • location
west of Roseau, Saint Lucia
 • coordinates
13°57′36″N 61°01′57″W / 13.959965°N 61.032363°W / 13.959965; -61.032363

The Roseau River is a river in the Anse-la-Raye Quarter of the island country of Saint Lucia. It flows north and then west from the central highlands in the south of the island, reaching the Caribbean Sea to the north of the town of Anse la Raye. The Roseau river is also the longest in the country and is dammed by the John Compton Dam near Millet.[1][2][3]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Esperance River". National Geospatial Intelligence Agency GeoNames. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Integrating the Management of Watersheds and Coastal Areas in St. Lucia". Water Resources Management Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Government of St. Lucia. 2001. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Breen, Henry H. (1844). St. Lucia: Historical, Statistical, and Descriptive. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. p. 10.