Rio Minho

With a length of 92.8 kilometers, the Rio Minho is the Longest River in Jamaica. The Spaniards who discovered traces of gold in the sands and established a little mine near Longville, Clarendon, named this river Rio de la Mina (River of the Mine). The Minho River begins in the highlands near Spaldings and travels the full length of Clarendon parish before emptying into the sea at Carlisle Bay.

Because of their tendency to rise quite high and flow quickly during the rainy season, the Rio Minho Rivers may be particularly dangerous during the rainy season. As a result, during the rainy season, they may turn into raging rivers, taking away soil and rocks in their upper reaches and devastating crops and properties in their lower reaches. As a result, the Rio Minho River in Clarendon has been known to take many lives.

Length: 92.8 km