Dry River (Jamaica)
Dry River (Jamaica) | |
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Location | |
Country | Jamaica |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• elevation | 4,000 feet (1,200 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 18°16′08″N 76°43′48″W / 18.269°N 76.730°W |
• elevation | Sea level |
The Dry River is a river in St Mary, Jamaica.[1]
Course
The head of the river is a network of about 10 unnamed streams which rise on either side of the border between the
- Perrys Tavern Gap
- Warminister (sic)
- Mount Joseph
- Evandale
- Happy Hut
- Two Paths
- Timsberry
- Enfield
- Juno Pen Village
- Fort Stewart
Gradient
From its source at just over 4,000 feet (1,200 m) the Dry River falls 3,750 feet (1,140 m) to the 250 feet (76 m) contour just below Timsberry bridge in a little over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi),[1][2] an average gradient of about 1 in 9. For this part of its course it has the character of a swift moving mountain river with numerous small waterfalls and rapids. Below the 250 feet (76 m) contour its character changes as it enters a relatively flat valley and slows, taking about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to fall the final 250 feet (76 m) to sea level at its mouth, an average gradient of about 1 in 118.[1][2]
Infrastructure
Working downstream from south to north, the first
The 1966
Tributaries
Most of the tributaries of the Dry River are short and appear to be unnamed. Working upstream from north to south (and taking the highest reaching tributary to be the true source) there are:[1]
- Four unnamed on the west or right bank.
- Three unnamed on the east or left bank.
- The May Riveron the west or right bank, which joins immediately below the Timsberry road bridge.
- Two unnamed on the east or left bank.
- Three unnamed on the west or right bank.
- One unnamed on the east or left bank.
- One unnamed on the west or right bank.
Dry River elsewhere in Jamaica
There are several other uses of the name Dry River in Jamaica, all being minor tributaries. They are located in the parishes of Clarendon, St Andrew and St Thomas.
See also
References
- General
- Ford, Jos C. and Finlay, A.A.C. (1908).The Handbook of Jamaica. Jamaica Government Printing Office
- Inline
- ^ Directorate of Overseas Surveys1:50,000 map of Jamaica sheet K, 1966.
- ^ a b Wikimapia Distance Measurement Tool.
- ^ Aerial view of Timsberry bridge.
- ^ Aerial view of Enfield bridge.
- ^ Aerial view of the road and rail bridges just south of the mouth.
- ^ Railways of Jamaica: Bog Walk to Port Antonio.